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LIBRARY  OF   THE  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 


PRINCETON,  N.  J. 


BX  9427  .C427  1853 
Charleston  (S.C.).  French 

Protestant  Church. 
The  liturgy,  or  forms  of 

divine  service  of  the 


THE  LITURGY,^^]^ 


FORMS  OF  DIVINE  SERVICE, 


C[n!  /renfij  f^rotestant  Ctjurtti, 


CHARLESTON,    S.C. 

TRANSLATED  FROM   THE    LITURGY  OF  THE   CHURCHES 
OF  NE  UFCHA  TEL  A  ND   VA  LLA  NGIN  : 

EDITIONS   OF    1737   AND    1772. 


WITH  SOME  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS, 


CAREFULLY   SELECTED. 


THE    WHOLE    ADAPTED    TO    PUBLIC    WORSHIP    IN    THE 
UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA. 


THIRD   EDITION. 


NEW    YORK: 

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Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1853,  by 

THE  FRENCH  PROTESTANT   CHURCH  OF  CHARLESTON. 

In  the  Clerk's  Ofifice  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the 
District  of  South  Carolina. 


EDWARD   0.   JENKINS, 
PRINTER  AND  STEREOTYPER, 
NO.  20  N.  WILLIAM  ST.,  N.  Y. 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS, 


Page. 

Preface  to  the  First  Edition,  publislied  in  1713,    -           -  vii 

Table  of  Lessons  for  Special  occasions,      -           -           -  xix 

General  Directions,    ------  xxiii 

PART  FIRST. 

Morning  service  for  the  Lord's  Day,           .           -           -  1 

Afternoon  service  for  the  Lord's  Day,        -           -           -  16 


PART  SECOND. 
Services  for  Week  Days  : — 

For  morning,  with  a  sermon,            -            .            -  -  26 

For  morning  or  afternoon,  with  or  without  a  sermon,  -  33 

For  afternoon,  with  or  without  a  sermon,  -            -  -  41 

For  days  of  public  humiliation,        .            -           -  -  48 

For  days  of  thanksgiving,      -----  59 


PART  THIRD. 

Section  1.— Prayers  for  stated  occasions,  to  be  used 
as  part  of  the  morning  service : — 

For  the  day  of  the  Nativity,             .           -           -           -  71 
For  the  two  Sundays  during  the  Holy  Days  of  the  Na- 
tivity,          '^3 

For  the  first  day  of  the  year,  -  -  -  -  75 

For  Palm  Sunday,       ------  77 

For  the  day  of  the  Crucifixion,         -  -  -  -  78 


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Page 

For  tlie  day  of  the  Resurrection,      -           -           -           -  79 

For  the  clay  of  the  Ascension,           .           -           -            -  81 

For  the  day  of  Pentecost,      -----  82 

For  the  Preparatory  service  before  Communion  day        -  S4 

A  prayer  after  Communion,  -----  86 

Section  3. — Collects  for  stated  occasions,  which  may 
be  substituted  for  the  corresponding  prayers  in  Section  1, 
or  may  be  used  in  the  afternoon  sefTice  : — 

For  the  Nativity,         ------  88 

For  the  day  of  the  Nativity,             .           .           -           -  89 

For  the  last  day  of  the  year,  and  for  New  Tear's  day,      -  89 

For  the  day  of  the  Crucifixion,         -            .           -           -  90 

For  the  day  of  the  Resurrection,      ...           -  91 

For  the  day  of  the  Ascension,           ...           -  91 

For  the  day  of  Pentecost,      ...           -           -  92 

A  prayer  before  Communion,            _           ...  93 

A  prayer  after  Communion,              _           ...  93 

Section  3. — Occasional  prayers  and  thanksgivings,  to 
be  used  either  in  the  morning  or  afternoon  services  : — 

Prayers. 

For  a  person  or.persons  to  be  ordained,     -           -           -  94 

For  Pastors,     ---.---  95 

For  Missionaries,        ......  96 

For  rain,           .......  96 

For  rain, -  97 

For  fair  weather,         ......  97 

In  times  of  dearth  and  famine,         -            .           -            -  98 

In  time  of  war,            ......  99 

In  time  of  great  sickness  and  mortality,     -           -           -  99 

For  a  person  expecting,  or  under,  sentence  of  death,      -  100 

For  a  sick  person,       ------  101 

For  a  sick  child,          ......  103 

For  a  person  under  aflBiction,           ....  103 

For  a  person  or  persons  at  sea,  or  going  to  sea,    -           -  103 

Thanksgivings. 

For  rain, 103 

For  fair  weather,        ..---.  104 


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Page 

For  abundance,           ...---  104 

For  peace,         ..-----  105 

For  deliverance  from  great  sickness  and  mortality,          -  106 

For  recovery  from  sickness,              ...           -  106 

For  recovery  of  a  sick  child,             ....  107 

For  a  safe  return  from  sea,               ....  107 

For  deliverance  in  time  of  anxiety  and  danger,     -            -  108 

Section  4. — Concluding  prayers : — 

For  purity  of  heart  and  life,              ....  109 

For  Divine  compassion  and  blessing,          -           -           -  109 

For  grace,  mercy  and  direction,       -            -           -           -  110 

For  profitable  meditation  on  the  works  of  creation  and 

redemption,          ------  110 

For  grace  and  life,      ------  111 

For  Christian  love,      ------  111 

For  a  blessing  on  the  services  of  the  day,              -           -  112 

Another,           -------  112 

Another,           -------  113 

Another, 114 

Another,           -------  114 

For  the  afternoon,      ------  115 

Another,           -            -           -           -           -           -           -  115 

Section  5. — Family  prayers  : — 

Morning  prayei',          ------  116 

Evening  prayer,          -           -           -           -           -           -  118 

PAKT  FOURTH. 
Section  1. — The  liturgy  of  baptism  and  confirmation  : — 

Of  baptism  for  children,       -----  120 

Of  confirmation,          ------  125 

Section  2.— The  liturgy  of  baptism  for  adults,  -  129 
Section  3.— The  liturgy  of  the  Holy  Supper,  -  -  134 
Section  4. — Service  for  occasions  of  catechetical  in- 
struction, -----  146 
Section  5.— The  liturgj^  of  marriage,  -  -  -  150 
Section  6.— Service  for  the  burial  of  the  dead.            -  155 


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PART  FIFTH. 

Canticles  for  the  ordinary  service  : — 
Twenty-two  canticles,  -  -  -  from  164-185 

Canticles  for  Holy  days,  and  for  Particular  occasions  : — 

For  the  eve  of  the  Nativity,  -----  186 

For  the  day  of  the  Nativity,              -           -           -           -  187 

For  the  day  of  the  Nativity,              -           -           -           -  188 

For  the  day  after  the  Nativity,         -           -           -           -  189 

For  the  day  of  the  Crucifixion,         -           -           -           -  190 

For  the  day  of  the  Crucifixion,         ...           -  191 

For  the  day  of  the  Resurrection,      -           -           -           -  192 

For  the  day  of  the  Resurrection,      -           -           -           -  193 

For  the  day  of  the  Resurrection,      -            -           -    .       .  194 

For  the  day  of  the  Resurrection,      -            -           -           -  196 

For  the  day  of  the  Ascension,           .           -            .           .  197 

For  the  eve  of  the  Ascension,  and  the  day  after,  -           -  198 

For  Pentecost, 199 

For  Pentecost, 200 

For  Pentecost,             ......  202 

For  the  Holy  Days  of  September,    ...           -  208 

For  the  Holy  Days  of  September,    -            -            -           -  204 

For  the  Commujaion,             ....            -  205 

For  the  Communion,              ....            -  206 

For  the  Communion,             -           .           -           -.          -  207 

Confession  of  Faith         -----  211 


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PREFACE 

TO   THE   FIRST   EDITION, 

PUBLISHED    IN    1713- 


The  Churches  in  the  Principality  of  Neufchatel  and  Vallangin 
began  some  years  since  to  establish  the  Liturgy,  which  is  now 
presented  to  the  puhlic.  In  order  that  it  might  appear  in  a  bet- 
ter state,  it  was  deemed  advisable  that  some  time  should  elapse 
before  its  publication.  The  resolution  has  at  length  been  taken 
to  print  it,  in  conformity  with  the  wish  of  many,  who  have  de- 
sired that  it  should  be  made  public. 

It  is  not  necessary  here  to  enlarge  on  the  utility  and  antiquity 
of  Liturgies,  or  to  explain  how  important  it  is  that  the  mode  of 
celebrating  divine  service  should  be  well  regulated.  None  can 
doubt  that  St.  Paul's  maxim,  "  Let  all  things  be  done  decently 
and  in  order,"  *  is  applicable  to  the  worship  of  God  in  the  reli- 
gious assemblies  of  Christians.  This  worship  is  of  the  greatest 
consequence  in  religion,  because  it  consists  chiefly  in  serving 
God,  in  adoring  him,  in  giving  him  thanks,  and  in  calling  upon 
him.  Hence  it  is  indispensable  that  divine  service  should  be  so 
performed  as  to  be  most  worthy  of  that  infinite  Being,  and  best 
adapted  to  raise  men  to  him,  and  to  fill  them  with  reverence  and 
love  for  his  Supreme  Majesty. 

The  attainment,  however,  of  this  end  is  difficult,  unless  there 
be  an  established  forai  of  public  worship.  When  the  order  of 
divine  service  is  settled,  it  is  celebrated  as  well  by  the  Minister 
as  by  the  People,  in  a  manner  more  edifying,  grave  and  decorous, 


*  1  Epis.  Cor.,  cb.  xiv.,  v.  40. 


Vlll  PREFACE. 

than  when  it  is  entrusted  to  the  discretion  of  the  Clergy.  The 
preservation  of  uniformity  in  worship  is  another  valuable  conse- 
quence of  Liturgies.  And  if  they  conform  to  the  spirit  of  the 
Gospel,  they  exert  also  a  salutary  influence,  in  excluding  from 
the  Chilrch  i^ractices  and  opinions  inconsistent  with  the  purity 
of  religion. 

These,  and  some  other  considerations,  have  satisfied  the  Pas- 
tors of  the  Churches  of  Neuf  chatel  and  of  Vallangin,  that  they 
should  contribute  to  the  edification  of  tlieir  flocks,  by  settling 
the  forms  and  order  of  their  Liturgy,  and  by  imitating,  in  this 
particular,  the  example  of  most  Protestant  Churches,  and  espe- 
cially of  the  Churches  of  Switzerland,  whose  Liturgies  are  all 
printed. 

That  which  is  here  given  to  the  public  contains,  ^rs^,  the  form 
of  divine  service  for  Sundays  and  for  week  days,  when  a  sermon 
is  preached  ;  afterwards  the  prayers  for  divers  occasions,  whether 
before  or  after  the  sermon  ;  in  the  third  place,  the  manner  of 
celebrating  divine  service,  morning  and  afternoon,  when  there  is 
no  preaching  ;  in  the  last  place,  the  formularies  for  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  sacraments,  for  the  solemnization  of  matrimony,  for 
the  admission  of  catechumens,  and  for  the  reconciliation  of 
penitents.* 

To  set  forth  here  all  the  reflections  which  might  be  made  on 
the  different  parts  of  this  Liturgy  is  unnecessary.  It  has  been 
judged  advisable,  however,  to  say  something  on  the  objects  pro- 
posed, and  on  the  method  which  has  been  followed  in  its  com- 
position. 

This  Liturgy  has  been  formed,  as  far  as  practicable,  from  the 
Scriptures,  and  from  ancient  and  modern  Liturgies.  The  Scrip- 
tures, especially,  have  been  consulted — for  as  they  are  the  sole 
rule  of  our  faith,  so  are  they  the  only  perfect  guide  to  the  true 
mode  of  serving  God.  This  course  has  been  chiefly  pursued  in 
the  Canticles  for  the  ordinary  Morning  and  Afternoon  Service. 
They  have  been  drawn,  almost  word  for  word,  from  the  sacred 
volume,  and  especial  care  hath  been  taken  that  they  should  em- 

*  When  this  Liturgy  was  first  published,  certain  scandalous  sinners, 
who  had  been  excluded  from  the  Church,  were  received  again  into  its 
peace  :  but  this  practice  hath  been  abolished,  for  reasons  which  it  is 
useless  to  mention,  and  the  formulary  only  serves  for  individuals,  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Consistory,  where  it  has  been  preserved. 


PREFACE. 


IX 


brace  those  excellent  passages  of  the  New  Testament  -which  re- 
late to  Jesus  Christ  and  our  redemption.  This  has  been  thought 
the  more  necessary,  because  hitherto  our  Churches  have  not  had, 
like  other  Protestant  Churches,  any  Christian  Canticles,  and  we 
have  therefore  sung  only  those  of  the  book  of  Psalms.*  It  is, 
moreover,  undeniable,  that  if  the  Jews  praised  God  for  the  fav- 
ours which  he  had  granted  to  their  nation,  and  if  they  showed 
forth  his  benefits  in  their  songs,  Christians  are  under  still  higher 
obligations  to  bless  God,  through  Jesus  Christ ;  to  celebrate  the 
holy  name  of  their  Eedeemer,  to  sing  his  praises,  and  to  speak 
in  their  hymns  of  all  that  he  hath  done  for  them,  of  his  coming 
into  the  world,  of  his  sufferings,  of  his  resurrection,  of  his  as- 
cension, of  his  last  and  glorious  advent,  and  of  the  salvation 
which  he  hath  purchased  for  them,  t  The  Apostles  do  expressly 
command  Christians  to  praise  God  our  Father,  through  Jesus 
Christ  his  Son,  and  their  writings  abound  with  praises  and  thanks- 
givings, which  ought  to  be  without  ceasing  in  the  mouths  and 
hearts  of  the  faithful.  Authors  who  wrote  in  the  second  cen- 
tury, and  on  whom  we  may  rely,  J  inform  us  that  the  first  Chris- 
tians in  their  assemblies  sang  hymns  to  Jesus  Christ  as  to  a  God, 
and  that,  in  the  celebration  of  the  Eucharist,  God,  the  father  of 
all  things,  was  praised  and  glorified,  through  the  Son  and  Holy 
Spirit.  Much  more  might  be  said  upon  this  subject,  but  the 
reader  is  referred  to  the  preface,  which  is  at  the  head  of  the 
Christian  Canticles,  lately  introduced  by  the  Church  of  Geneva 
into  their  worship.  In  the  Canticles  of  this  Liturgy  are  collected 
the  principal  pai;sages  of  the  New  Testament,  which  can  be 
embodied  in  the  worship  of  Christians  ;  and  they  have  been  in- 
terspersed among  those  of  the  Old.  These  passages  being  very 
numerous,  several  Canticles  have  been  composed,  as  well  for  the 
ordinary  service  as  for  particular  occasions. 

After  the  Scriptures,  the  best  Liturgies,  both  ancient  and  mod- 
ern, have  been  consulted.    Several  formularies,  previousl}^  adop- 


*  Since  the  first  edition  of  this  work,  several  Canticles,  written  by 
different  aiithors,  have  become  a  part  of  public  wors^hip,  and  are  snug 
on  tlie  principal  solemnities,  instead  of  the  Psalms  of  David,  which  are 
reserved  for  ordinar}'  occasions. 

t  Ep.  Eph.  i.,  3  and  v.  19  ;  Coloss.  iii.  16 ;  I.  Pet.  i.,  3 ;  Apoc.  i.,  6,  etc. 

X  Pliny  the  younger,  in  his  letter  to  the  Emperor  Trajan  (Epistle  97). 
Justin  Martyr,  in  his  first  Apology. 


X  PREFACE. 

ted  in  the  Churches  of  this  country,  have  been  retained,  and 
in  many  respects  a  conformity  has  been  observed  to  the  order 
already  established  therein ;  and  from  other  Litui'gies,  especially 
the  ancient,  whatever  appeared  the  most  edifying  has  been  se- 
lected. In  matters  of  worship,  the  practice  of  the  past  ages  of 
the  Church  is  entitled  to  great  consideration  :  and  it  must  be 
confessed  that  in  the  i^rayers  of  the  Primitive  Christians,  their 
spirituality  and  simplicity  are  very  remarkable.  Besides,  who 
can  doubt  that  whatever  was  done  in  those  days,  and  had  been 
established  by  the  successors  of  the  Apostles,  did  conform  to 
the  spirit  of  the  Gospel,  and  ought  to  command  the  respect  of  all 
Christians.  The  customs  of  the  Churches  did  indeed  afterwards 
vary  exceedingly.  Primitive  simplicity  was  departed  from,  and 
Liturgies  were  burthened  with  many  thing-?,  not  merely  useless, 
but  even  contrary  to  the  purity  of  evangelical  worship.  This 
remark  is  applicable  to  such  as  have  descended  to  us.  It  is, 
however,  certain  that  the  foundation  and  the  essence  of  the  an- 
cient worship  have  been  preserved  in  almost  all  Liturgies.  If, 
therefore,  whatever  is  peculiar  to  each  Liturgy,  and  whatever 
was  added  from  time  to  time,  as  ignorance,  error,  and  superstition 
prevailed  in  the  Church,  be  laid  aside,  and  only  so  much  be  re- 
tained, as  ancient  general  usage  sanctioned  and  all  Liturgies 
agree  in,  we  shall  undoubtedly  have  the  genuine  form  of  primi- 
tive Christian  worship.  Such  a  proceeding  would  be  also  one  of 
the  best  methods  for  the  attainment  of  that  uniformity,  which  is 
so  desirable  for  the  peace  and  edification  of  the  Church. 

We  have  aimed  in  this  Liturgj^  at  the  utmost  simplicity  and 
perspicuity.  So  far  from  seeking,  we  have  avoided  the  orna- 
ments of  language,  affected  emphasis  in  terms,  preambles,  pe- 
riods over  long,  reasonings  too  extended,  and  figurative  expres- 
sions, such  excepted  as,  being  taken  from  the  Scriptures,  are  clear 
to  the  readers  of  the  sacred  writings.  We  have  endeavored  to 
express,  in  the  most  simple  and  natural  manner,  the  sentiments 
and  emotions  Avith  which  we  ought  to  be  filled  in  the  presence 
of  God.  The  language  of  devotion  is  the  language  of  the  heart ; 
it  is  artless  and  affecting.  The  reverence  due  to  the  Divine 
Majesty,  and  the  edification  of  the  people,  require  this  simplic- 
ity ;  and  the  Holy  Scriptures  teach  us  thus  to  pray.  Tlie  pray- 
ers and  the  praises  found  in  the  Sacred  Books,  esiDCcially  in  the 
Psalms,  are  only  the  emotions  of  the  heart,  which  for  the  most 


PREFACE.  XI 

part  have  little  connection.  In  the  Lord's  Prayer,  that  great 
model  of  Christian  supplication,  we  also  find  extreme  simplicity, 
with  singular  brevity. 

This  brevity  also  has  been  the  subject  of  very  particular  at- 
tention, Wheia  Liturgies  are  too  long,  and  the  service  is  un- 
reasonably extended,  public  worship  is  less  frequented,  and  its 
very  length  may  diminish  attention  and  devotion.  We  have 
anxiously  endeavored  to  avoid  this,  especially  in  the  service  for 
the  week-days.  It  is  certain  that  religious  exercises  ought  not 
to  last  long  on  such  days  ;  because  they  are  days  of  business. 
Hence  the  ordinary  service  for  these  days  has  been  so  regulated 
as  not  to  extend  beyond  twenty  minutes,  and  at  the  utmost, 
though  rarely,  not  beyond  half  an  hour. 

We  have  also  judged  it  right  to  vary  the  formularies  of  prayer 
and  praise  ;  and  to  compose  some  for  particular  occasions.  This 
diversity  serves  to  awaken  attention,  which  is  more  easily  relax- 
ed, when  the  same  things  are  continually  heard.  It  is  moreover 
peculiarly  proper  to  direct  and  animate  the  devotion  of  the  peo- 
ple on  the  most  solemn  occasions  ;  nothing  being  more  reason- 
able than  that  our  prayers  should  be  adapted  to  the  seasons  and 
circumstances,  in  which  we  are  actually  placed. 

In  the  last  place,  this  Liturgy  is  not  so  fixed,  nor  are  we  so 
restricted  in  it,  that  some  changes  may  not  be  made  either  by  re- 
trenching or  adding,  as  circumstances  may  require  ;  as  when  we 
are  called  to  return  thanks  to  God  for  some  particular  benefit,  or 
to  avert  his  wrath  in  seasons  of  calamity. 

After  these  general  reflections,  it  is  deemed  expedient  to  add 
some  respecting  the  third  part  of  this  Liturgj'^,  which  comprises 
the  ordinary  service  for  Morning  and  the  Afternoon. 

It  has  been  our  object  to  embrace  in  this  service  all  the  acts 
of  divine  worship.  These  are  to  confess  our  sins,  to  adore  God, 
to  praise  him,  to  render  him  thanks,  to  consecrate  ourselves  to 
him,  to  call  upon  him,  and  to  read  his  word.  All  these  acts,  to 
vvit,  confession,  adoration,  praise,  self-dedication,  and  invocation, 
have  not  been  comprehended  in  a  single  prayer ;  but  are  set 
forth  separately  and  distinctly,  that  all,  even  the  most  simple, 
may  understand  what  they  are  doing,  whilst  engaged  in  public 
worship  ;  that  they  may  comprehend  in  what  this  worship  con- 
sists, and  that  they  may  be  able  to  distinguish  its  several  parts. 
For  the  same  reason,  there  is  an  interval  between  each  prayer, 


Xll  PREFACE. 

and  the  word  Amen  closes  each.  These  inten'als  serve  to  di- 
rect and  fix  the  devotion  of  the  people.  Each  person  may,  dur- 
ing those  moments,  recollect  himself,  and  lift  up  his  heart  to 
God,  either  to  thank  him  for  some  favour,  or  to  ask  some  par- 
ticular grace.  They  serve  also  to  recall  the  absent,  and  to  awaken 
attention,  which  would  easily  wander  during  a  long  prayer,  in 
which  all  the  acts  of  religious  worship  should  be  expressed  in 
uninterrupted  succession.  But  they  would  be  more  profitable, 
If  the  people  would  answer  Amen,  at  the  end  of  each  part  of  the 
service ;  a  practice  observed  in  the  days  of  the  Apostles,  and  of 
which  we  have  incontestable  proofs  in  the  14th  chapter  of  1st 
Epistle  to  the  Corinthians,  wherein  St.  Paul,  speaking  of  praying 
in  an  unknown  tongue,  says,  "  when  thou  shalt  bless  with  the 
spirit,  how  shall  he  that  occupieth  the  room  of  the  unlearned 
sa}^  Amen,  at  thy  giving  of  thanks?"  This  custom  of  replying 
Amen  is  very  ancient.  God  had  commanded  the  people  of  Is- 
rael to  answer  Amen  to  the  maledictions,  which  were  to  be  pro- 
nounced at  the  top  of  Mount  EbaL*  It  appears  from  the  10th 
chapter  of  Chron.  B.  1st,  t  and  from  the  end  of  the  106th  Psalm, 
and  that  the  people  replied  Amen,  in  the  intervals  of  prayer  and 
praise  :  for  we  there  read  these  words,  "  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  and  let  all  the 
people  say  Amen."  The  same  thing  is  seen  in  the  Sth  chapter 
of  Nehemiah,  v.  6.  "And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord,  the  great 
God,  and  all  the  people  answered  Amen,  Amen,  lifting  uj)  their 
hands."  This  was  wisely  ordered:  this  Amen  signified  that  all 
the  congregation  assented  to  what  was  said  in  the  prayers  and 
Canticles.  In  truth,  the  people  ought  not  to  attend  on  divine 
service  merely  as  auditors  and  spectators,  nor  ought  they  merely 
to  follow  in  thought  that  which  is  uttered  by  the  ministers  of  the 
church  ;  but  they  also  ought  to  speak  on  their  j)art,  and  at  least 
to  answer  Amen  to  all  that  is  spoken  in  the  name  of  the  assem- 
bly. It  is  admitted  that  the  ancient  mode  of  celebrating  service 
was  by  parts  or  intervals,  and  by  antiphones,  that  is  to  say,  re- 
sponses. We  find  this  by  the  words  of  the  14Tth  Psalm  :  "  Sing 
to  the  Lord,  answering  one  to  the  other."  In  this  manner  were 
recited  several  Psalms  of  praise,  as  the  118th,  131th,  and  the 
136th.     The  primitive  Christians  retained  this  practice  in  their 

*  Deut.  ch.  xxvii.  v.  15-26.  +  1  Chron.  eh.  xvi.  v.  36— Ps.  cvi.  v,  48. 


PREFACE.  XIU 

worship,  and  especiallj'  in  that  excellent  and  admirable  Liturgy, 
which  they  employed  for  the  communion  service.  The  minis- 
ters* and  the  deacons  said  to  the  people,  "  Lift  up  your  hearts 
on  high,"  the  people  answered,  "  Our  hearts  are  lifted  up  unto 
the  Lord."  The  ministers  added,  "  Let  us  return  thanks  to  the 
Lord  our  God,"  the  people  replied,  "It  is  just  and  reasonable 
that  we  should  return  him  thanlis."  And  all  the  communicants 
answered  Amen  t  to  the  prayers  and  thanksgivings  of  the  minis- 
ters. Moreover,  the  above  expressions,  which  are  in  the  ancient 
Liturgies  of  the  H0I3'  Supper,  and  of  which  they  form  a  chief 
part,  are  so  beautiful  and  edifying,  and  correspond  so  well  to 
that  sacred  ceremony,  that  we  have  believed  it  right  to  adopt 
them  into  the  Liturgy  prepared  for  the  Churches  of  this  country. 
The  other  parts  of  this  Liturgy  have  been  taken  from  those 
which  are  used  iu  different  Protestant  Churches. 

But  one  of  the  principal  objects  contemplated  in  the  form  of 
worship  for  the  ordinary  INlorning  and  Evening  service,  was  to 
re-establish  the  reading  of  the  Scriptures,  as  a  part  of  public 
worship.  To  set  forth  all  the  forcible  and  urgent  reasons, 
which  show  that  we  are  under  an  absolute  necessity  to  have 
the  Bible  read  in  the  assemblies  of  the  Church  would  be  super- 
fluous. This  has  always  formed  an  essential  part  of  divine  ser- 
vice, J  both  among  Jews  and  Christians.  The  Jews  read  the 
sacred  books,  at  their  solemn  feasts,  and  in  their  synagogues. 
They  had  even  divided  the  books  of  Moses  into  as  many  sec- 
tions as  there  are  Saturdays  in  the  year,  in  order  that  these 
books  might  be  read  entirely  through,  once  in  eveiy  j'ear,  on 
the  Sabbath  days.  §  AVhen  the  reading  was  finished,  a  doctor,  or 
some  other  person  designated,  delivered  a  discourse  on  what  had 
been  read.  We  see  in  the  eighth  chapter  of  Nehemiah,  that  this 
was  practised  after  the  return  from  the  captivity.  The  Levites, 
says  the  sacred  author,  read  in  the  Book  of  the  Law  of  God  dis- 
tinctly, and  gave  the  sense  and  caused  them  to  understand  the 
reading.  St.  Luke  relates,  |  that  our  Lord  havmg  entered  the 
Synagogue  of  Nazareth,  on  the  Sabbath  day,  read  the  sixty- 

*  St.  Cyril  of  Jerusalem,  in  his  5th  Mystological  Catechism. 

t  Justin  Martyr  in  his  first  Apology. 

t  Dent.  ch.  xxxi.  v.  9,  10.  11.— Nehem.  ch.  viii.  v.  9, 

§  See  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  chap.  xiii.  27.        I  St.  Luke,  chap.  iv. 


XIV  PREFACE. 

first  chapter  of  Isaiah,  and  then  spoke  to  the  persons  present, 
showing  that  the  words  which  he  had  just  read  were  fulfilled  in 
his  own  person. 

We  again  read  in  the  thirteenth  chapter  of  the  book  of  Acts,  * 
that  St.  Paul  and  St.  Barnabas  went  into  the  Synagogue  of  An- 
tioch  on  the  Sabbath  day,  and  after  the  reading  of  the  Law  and 
the  Prophets,  the  Rulers  of  the  Synagogue  sent  to  them,  saying, 
"  Men  and  Brethren,  if  ye  have  any  word  of  exhortation  for  the 
people,  say  on."  The  Christian  Church  conformed  to  this  prac- 
tice, and  regulated  its  discipline  and  worship  in  this  as  in  various 
other  particulars,  by  the  usages  in  the  assemblies  of  the  Jews. 
The  first  Christians  read  the  Scriptures  in  their  assemblies  ;  and 
so  regularly  was  this  done,  that  in  those  times  one  would  have 
thought  divine  service  had  not  been  performed,  if  the  Scriptures 
had  not  been  read.  When  the  chapter  was  finished,  the  head  of 
the  assembly  gave  a  brief  explanation  of  it,  and  exhorted  those 
present,  according  to  the  circumstances  and  wants  of  the  Church. 
A  veiy  ancient  author,  and  one  worthy  of  creclit,t  who  wrote  in 
the  second  century,  thus  relates  the  usage  in  his  time  in  Chris- 
tian assemblies.  On  the  Lord's  day  we  assembled  together,  and 
the  writings  of  the  Apostles  and  Prophets  were  read  as  long  as 
the  time  would  permit.  When  the  reading  was  finished,  he  who 
presided  delivered  a  discourse  to  instruct  the  people,  and  exhort 
them  to  the  otiservance  of  the  excellent  things  which  they  had 
heard.  This  being  done,  we  all  rose  up  and  presented  our  pray- 
ers to  God.  Tertullian  who  lived  a  little  after  the  martyr  Justin 
says  X  that  the  first  Christians  assembled  to  read  the  sacred  books 
and  to  exhort  the  people.  However,  these  exhortations  were 
not  always  made,  and  even  at  that  time  all  the  ministers  of  the 
church  did  not  preach  ;  but  they  never  failed  to  read  some  por- 
tion of  the  Scriptures,  and  when  the  reading  and  the  exhortation 
were  over,  they  resumed  the  worship,  and  concluded  the  service 
with  prayer. 

Such  was  formerly  the  mode  of  worship,  and  such  the  origin 
of  sermons.  The  sermons  were  at  first  only  an  interruption  of 
worship  and  an  addition  to  the  reading,  and  were  not  regarded, 
as  by  many  at  the  present  day,  the  most  important  part  of  public 

*  Acts,  chap.  xiii.  14,  15.         t  The  martyr  Justin,  in  Ms  First  Defence. 
t  In  his  Apology,  24,  39. 


PREFACE.  XV 

service,  and  the  principal  object  for  which  the  people  assembled. 
The  preaching  is,  without  doubt,  very  useful,  provided  it  be  done 
with  clearness  and  s^implicity  ;  but  it  is  quite  necessary  that  the 
Scriptures  should  be  read  in  the  church,  and  in  such  a  manner, 
that  the  people  may  understand  that  this  reading  is  an  essential 
part  of  worship. 

Nor  does  it  suffice  that  they  be  read  in  the  churches  before 
the  assembly  is  formed,  or  the  Avorship  commences.  Such  read- 
ing does  not  constitute  a  part  of  divine  service.  It  is  distin- 
guished from  it  by  the  time,  by  the  persons  who  read,  and  by 
other  circumstances,  so  that  the  people  pay  little  attention  and 
respect  to  it,  and  the  greater  part  of  them  are  not  present,  wliich 
circumstance  proves  that  they  regard  the  reading  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures  as  less  important  than  the  preaching.  It  is  for  these 
reasons  that  the  leaders  of  the  churches  thought  themselves  in- 
dispensably obliged  to  re-establish  the  reading  of  the  word  of 
God  in  their  worship.  And  as  circumstances  for  a  long  time 
had  not  permitted  them  to  introduce  this  reading  in  all  the  ser- 
vices, and  particularly  in  that  of  Sunday,  they  have  done  it  at 
least  in  the  ordinary  morning  and  evening  services.  This  read- 
ing is  performed  in  the  following  manner : 

The  Old  and  New  Testaments  are  read  alternatelj- ;  and  the 
lessons  have  been  so  arranged,  that  the  historical  books  of  the 
Old  Testament,  from  Genesis  to  Esther,  are  read  in  the  same 
time  with  all  the  books  of  the  New  Testament.  After  which 
the  New  Testament  is  recommenced  with  the  book  of  Job,  and 
finished  Avith  Malachi. 

Thus  we  read  the  New  Testament  twice  whilst  we  read  the 
Old  but  once.  Some  chapters  and  passages  are  omitted,  as  the 
first  book  of  Chronicles,  the  first  chapter  of  Numbers,  and  some 
others.  We  do  not  read  consecutively,  the  books  of  Kings  and 
those  of  Chronicles,  because  they  contain  the  same  histories,  but 
those  chapters  are  selected  in  which  the  history  is  related  with 
the  greatest  clearness  ;  and  for  this  purpose  a  kind  of  harmony 
has  been  prepared.  When  the  chapters  are  very  long,  or  when 
they  contain  a  great  deal  of  matter,  thej^  are  divided  so  as  not 
to  overcharge  the  memories  of  the  hearers,  nor  extend  the  ser- 
vice to  an  inconvenient  length.  During  the  festivals,  and  also  at 
seasons  for  celebrating  the  Holy  Supper,  and  in  some  other  cir- 
cumstances, the  portions  of  Scripture  most  appropriate  to  the 


XVI  PREFACE. 

occasion  are  read,  forming  two  lessons,  formerly  called  the  Epis 
tie  and  Gospel ;  and  in  this  they  conformed  as  nearly  as  possi 
ble  to  the  ancient  usage  of  the  church,  which  long  since  made  a  j 
wise  and  judicious  selection  of  the  passages  of  Scripture  proper 
to  be  read  at  the  principal  solemnities  of  Christians.  At  the 
end  of  this  preface  will  he  found  the  table  of  lessons  for  special 
occasions.  In  order  that  the  lessons  might  have  more  effect, 
the  chapter  is  preceded  by  an  argument  or  summary  of  its  con- 
tents, of  its  parts  and  its  object,  with  the  mode  of  clearing  up 
the  general  difficulties  if  there  be  any.  After  the  chapter  some 
reflections  are  added  in  the  form  of  exhortations,  in  order  that 
the  people  may  depart  the  more  deeply  impressed  with  the  things 
which  they  have  heard.  These  reflections  exte)id  ordinarily  to 
five  or  six  sentences  only.  These  arguments  .  nd  reflections 
have  been  prepared  and  are  read.  It  has  been  foi  id  expedient 
to  pursue  this  course,  because  if  left  to  the  disci  tion  of  the 
ministers,  many  might  lose  sight  of  the  brevity,  simulicity  and 
precision  which  are  requisite  in  reflections  of  this  kind.  Final- 
ly, there  being  in  this  Liturgy  some  passages  of  which  persons 
unacquainted  with  the  customs  of  our  church  will  not  under- 
stand the  reason,  it  is  proper  to  say  something  in  explanation 
of  them,  especially  as  manj'^  persons  abroad  have  requested  in- 
formation on  the  subject.  The  following  then,  are  the  obeerv- 
ances  in  our  clhirches,  particularly  in  the  town  of  Neufcha  el, 
where  the  public  exercises  of  religion  are  more  frequent  than  in 
the  country. 

There  is  a  sermon  every  Sunday  morning,  and  at  mid-day  the 
Catechism ;  at  Neuf chatel  there  is  a  sermon  again  in  the  evening. 
In  the  week  they  preach  on  Wednesday  and  Friday  morning. 
On  the  other  days  they  perform  in  the  forenoon  the  ordinary 
morning  service,  and  every  day  at  three  o'clock,  the  afternoon 
service.  These  services  are  performed  by  the  ministers  of  the 
church.  The  people  are  seated  during  the  reading  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures,  and  during  the  rest  of  the  service  they  stand  up.  On 
Saturday  morning,  after  the  close  of  the  service,  the  pastors, 
each  in  his  turn,  catechise  the  children  of  the  age  of  ten  years 
and  upwards,  until  they  have  communed.  They  celebrate  the 
Holy  Supper  of  the  Lord  at  four  periods  in  the  year,  and  at 
each  of  these,  three  times,  in  order  that  they  who  may  not  have 
been  able  to  partake  of  the  Holy  Sacrament  at  the  first  celebra- 


PREFACE.  XVll 

tion,  may  partake  on  tlie  following  day ;  and  that  persons  de- 
siring to  commune  more  than  once  should  have  the  opportunity 
to  do  so.  The  Holy  Supper  is  celebrated  1st  at  Easter,  to  wit : 
on  Palm  Sunday,  Good  Friday  and  Easter  day.  2udly,  at  Pen- 
tecost :  on  Pentecost  Sunday,  the  f ollov/iug  Friday,  and  Trinity 
Sunday.  3dly,  about  the  beginning  of  the  mouth  of  September, 
to  wit :  on  the  last  Sunday  of  August,  the  Friday  following,  and 
the  first  Sunday  of  September.  4thly,  at  Christmas,  to  wit :  on 
the  two  last  Sundays  of  the  year,  and  on  Christmas  day,  and  if 
Christmas  fall  on  Sunday,  on  the  preceding  Friday.  The  reason 
is  thus  seen  why  our  Liturgy  contains  prayers  for  tAvo  commu- 
nion Sundays  at  each  of  these  four  festivals ;  why  there  are 
prayers  to  be  introduced  into  the  service  during  two  weeks  at 
these  seasons,  and  why  in  the  table  of  proper  lessons,  lessons 
are  appointed  for  the  first  and  second  week.  The  first  week  is 
that  which  precedes  the  first  Sunday  for  the  communion  at  the 
Holy  Supper,  and  the  second  is  that  which  follows  it.  During 
these  two  weeks,  general  catechetical  instruction  is  given  on 
every  Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Friday  after  twelve  o'clock,  and 
on  these  catechisms  the  catechumens  who  present  themselves 
to  be  received  for  the  confirmation  of  the  baptismal  vow,  and 
for  the  participation  of  the  Eucharist,  are  publicly  examined. 
On  the  Saturday  evenings  before  the  celebration  of  the  Lord's 
Supper,  there  is  a  sermon  of  preparation,  with  prayers.  The 
same  course  is  observed  on  the  eve  of  public  ftist  days. 

Such  are  the  principal  matters  which  it  seemed  proper  to  no- 
tice in  explanation  of  this  Liturgy.  God  grant  that  it  may  con- 
tribute to  the  advancement  of  his  glory,  and  of  true  piety ;  and 
that  all  who  use  it,  may  apply  it  to  its  true  purpose,  the  worship 
of  God,  in  spirit  and  in  truth. — Amen. 


A  TABLE  OF  LESSONS 

FOR    SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 


FOR  THE  NATIVITY. 


FIRST  WEEK. 

Mouday  Morning, 
Monday  Evening, 
Tuesday  Evening, 
Wednesday  Evening, 
Thursday  Morning, 
Thursday  Evening, 
Friday  Evening, 
Saturday  Morning, 

SECOND  WEEK. 

Eve  of  the  Nativity, 
Day  of  the  Nati-sity, 
Day  after  Nativity, 


riRST  LESSON. 

Isaiah  XL.  1-11. 
Isaiah  XL  1-10  &  XII. 
Isaiah  XLIX.  1-23, 
Malachi  III. 
Malachi  IV. 
Isaiah  XLII.  1-12. 
Isaiah  LII. 
Hebrews  II. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

Isaiah  LXII. 
Hebrews  I. 
Isaiah  IX.  1-6. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

St.  Luke  I.  1-25. 
St.  Luke  I.  26-56. 
St.  Luke  I.  57-80. 
St.  Matthew  XL 
St.  Matthew  IIL 
St.  Luke  IIL  1-18. 
St.  John  I.  1-18. 
St.  John  I.  19-51. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

St.  Matthew  L 
St.  Luke  II.  1-20. 
St.  Luke  IL  11-39. 


On  the  other  days  the  following  Lessons  are  read;  and  they  are  ar- 
ranged according  to  the  day  upon  which  the  Nativity  falls.  The  Pro- 
phecies of  the  Old  Testament  are  read,  which  point  out  the  principal 
circumstances  of  the  advent  of  Jesus  Christ : 

Genesis  iii.  15,  and  xlix.  10  ;  Micah  v.  2  ;  Isaiah  vii.  14,  and  ix.  5 ; 
DanieLix.  24-27  ;  Haggai  ii.  9;  and  Malachi  iv.  1,  5,  6. 

These  are  all  read  at  one  time  ;  and  the  following  from  the  New  Tes- 
tament are  added  :— 

1st  Epistle  of  St.  Peter  1.  10-13;  Acts  xiii.  16-11 ;  1st  Epistle  of  St. 
John  I :  Epistle  to  Titus  ii.  11-15,  and  iii.  3-7  ;  St.  Matthew  ii.  ;  St. 
Luke  ii.  40-52  ;  1st  Corinthians  xi.  20^2. 

FOR  THE  EVENING  OF  THE  LAST  DAT  OF  THE  YEAR. 


FIRST  LESSON. 

Psalm  xxxix.  9-14. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

St.  Matthew  xxiv.  42-51 
(19) 


r 
XX 

TABLE    OF    LESSONS. 

FOR  THE  EVENING  OF  THE  FIRST  DAT  OF  THE 

TEAR. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECONB  LESSON. 

1st  Thess.  V.  1-11. 

St.  Matthew  xxv.  1-30. 

FOR  THE  PASSOVER. 

riRST  WEEK. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Monday  Morning, 

Exodus  Xn.  1-28. 

St.  John  XL  47-57;  xn. 

1-11. 
St.  John  XII.  12-50. 

Monday  Evening, 

Exodus  XII.  29-51. 

Tuesday  Evening, 

Exodus  XIII.  1-16. 

St.  John  XIII. 

Wednesday  Evening 

Isaiah  Lin. 

St.  John  XIV. 

Thursday  Morning, 

Isaiah  LIV. 

St.  John  XV. 

Thursday  Evening, 

Isaiah  LV. 

St.  John  XVI. 

Friday  Morning, 

Genetiis  XXII.  1-19. 

St.  John  XVII. 

Saturday  Morning, 

1st.  Peter  III.  18-22. 

St.  Matt.  XXI.  1-17. 

HOLY  WEEK, 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Monday  Morning, 

Philip.  IL  5-13. 

During  this  week  the 

Monday  Evening, 

Isaiah  L.  5-10. 

second  Lesson  is  taken 

Tuesday  Eveffing, 

Isaiah  LXII.  11, 12  ;  & 

from  the  four  Evange-    { 

LXIII.  1-9. 

lists,  put  in  harmony,    j 

Wedne^^day  Evening 

,     Daniel  IX.  20-27. 

This  history  is  divided    ! 

Thursday  Morning, 

Hebrews  IX. 

into  eight  readings,  so 

Thursday  Evening, 

1st  Cor.  XI.  20-32. 

that  the  particulars  of 

Good  Friday, 

Hebrews  X,  1-25. 

the  crucifixion,  and  the 

Saturday  Morning, 

Komans  VL  1-14. 
FOR  EASTER. 

Death  of  our  Lord,  are 
read   on    Good  Friday, 
and  tho  history  of  his 
Burial  on  Saturday. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Monday  Morning, 

Colossians  III.  1-1 T. 

The  history  of  the  Ke-    | 

Monday  Evening, 

1st  Cor.  XV.  1-34. 

surrection,  taken  from    j 

Tuesday  Evening, 

Ist  Cor.  XV.  3&-58. 

the    four    Evangelists, 

and  put  iu  harmony. 

TABLE    OF    LESSONS.                                  Xxi 

FOR  THE  ASCENSION. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Eve  of  tbe  Ascension, 

2nd  Kings  II.  1-M 

St.  John  XIV.  1-19. 

Day  of  the  Ascension, 

Ephesians  IV.  T-16, 

The  history  of  the  As- 
cension, from  the  Evan- 
gelist,   and    from    the 
Acts. 

Day  after  Ascension, 

Hebrews  X.  11-31. 

St.  John  XVI.  16-33. 

FOR  PENTECOST. 

FIRST   WEEK. 

FIRST   LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Wednesday  Evening, 

Ezekiel  XXXVI.  22-28 

.  St.  John  III.  1-21. 

Thursday  Morning, 

Hebrews  VIII. 

St.  John  V.  19-.36. 

Thursday  Evening, 

Isaiah  LXI. 

St.  Luke  I.  16-30. 

Friday  Evening, 

Isaiah  LV. 

St.  John  VII.  37-43. 

Saturday  Morning, 

Joel  II.  28-32. 

St.  John  XIV.  1-17. 

SECOND   WEEK. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Monday  Morning, 

Acts  IL 

St.  John  XIV.  18-31. 

Monday  Evening, 

Acts  X. 

St.  John  XV. 

Tuesday  Evening, 

Acts  XL  1-18. 

St.  John  XVI.  1-15. 

Wednesday  Evening, 

1st  Cor.  XII. 

St.  John  XVI.  16-33. 

Thursday  Morning, 

1st  Cor.  XIII. 

St.  John  XVII. 

Thursday  Evening, 

1st  Cor.  XL  20-32. 

St.  John  XVIII. 

Friday  Evening, 

Eomans  VIII. 

St.  John  XIX. 

Saturday  Morning, 

Gal.  V.  16-26. 

St.  Matthew  XII.  22^5. 

FOR  THE  FIRST 

MONDAY  AFTER 

TRINITT  SUNDAT. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Morning, 

Hebrews  II. 

St.  Matt.  XXV.  14-30. 

Evening, 

Eph.  IV.  1-16. 

St.  Matt.  XIII.  24-52. 

FOR  THE 

HOLT  DATS    OF 

SEPTEMBER. 

FIRST  WEEK. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Friday  Evening, 

Isaiah  LV. 

St.  John  VI.  26^0. 

Saturday  Morning, 

Prov.  IX.  1-11. 

St.  John  VI.  41-63. 

SECOND  WEEK. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Monday  Morning, 

Eomans  V. 

St.  Matthew  V.  1-20. 

Monday  Evening, 

ColoBsians  I. 

St.  Matthew  V.  21-48. 

xxu 


TABLE    OF    LESSONS. 


SECOND  WEEK. 

Tuesday  Evening, 
Wednesday  Evening, 
Thursday  Morning, 
Thursday  Evening, 
Friday  Evening, 
Saturday  Morning, 


FIRST  LESSON. 

1st  Peter  I. 
1st  Peter  11. 
1st  Cor.  V.  1-22. 
1st  Cor.  XI.  20-32. 
1st  John  IIL 
Gal.  V.  13-26. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

St.  Matthew  "S^. 
St.  Matthew  VII. 
St.  Luke  XIV.  1.5-24. 
St.  Matt.  XXV.  1-13. 
St.  John  XIX. 
St.  Msitt.  XXII.  1-14. 


FOR  THE  WEEK  OF  PUBLIC  FASTING. 


Monday  Morning, 
Monday  Evening, 
Tuesday  Evening, 
Morning  before  Fast, 
Evening  after  Fast, 


FIRST  LESSON 

Isaiah  I. 
Jeremiah  VII. 
Zacariah  VII. 
Isaiah  LVIII. 
Hob.    III.    7-19 
1-11. 


IV. 


SECOND  LESSON. 

St.  Matthew  III.  1-12. 
St.  Matt.  XXI.  28-44. 
St.  Luke  XV. 
St.  Matthew  VI.  1-18. 
St.  Luke  Xm.  1-9. 


GENERAL    DIRECTIONS. 


Ant  of  the  Services  of  this  book  may  begin  with  a  Canticle, 
Psalm  or  Hymn,  during  which  the  minister  and  people  stand. 

In  any  other  part  of  the  services  they  stand  during  a  Canticle, 
and  sit  during  a  Psalm  or  Hymn. 

The  Canticles  may  be  read  or  chanted. 

Part  of  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hymn,  may  be  used  instead  of  the 
whole. 

At  the  end  of  the  several  Prayers  the  people  answer  Amen. 

In  the  morning  service,  besides  the  Ten  Commandments  from 
Exodus  XX.  1-17,  with  the  summary  of  the  Law  from  St.  Mat- 
thew xxii.  37-40,  there  shall  be  two  lessons  of  Scripture.  The . 
first  shall  be  taken  from  any  part  of  the  Old  Testament,  from 
Genesis  to  Esther  inclusive,  being  the  Historical  Books  ;  or  from 
the  Prophetical  Books  of  the  Old  Testaments.  The  second  Les- 
son shall  be  taken  from  the  Gospels  or  Acts  of  the  Apostles, 
being  the  Historical  Books  of  the  New  Testament.  In  the  after- 
noon service  the  first  Lesson  shall  be  taken  out  of  the  Precep- 
tive Books  of  the  Old  Testament,  from  Job  to  Ecclesiastes  ;  and 
the  second  Lesson  out  of  the  Epistles,  or  the  Apocalypse,  in  the 
New  Testament. 

On  Holy  Days  the  Lessons  may  be  those  in  the  Table. 

During  the  reading  of  the  Ten  Commandments  and  the  sum- 


XXIV  GENERAL    DIRECTIONS. 

mary  of  the  Law,  the  minister  and  people  stand.  During  the 
reading  of  the  other  lessons  of  Scripture,  the  minister  stands 
and  the  people  sit. 

On  Holy  days,  and  other  special  occasions  of  public  worship 
occurring  on  week-days,  the  services  for  the  Lord's  Day  may  be 
used  instead  of  any  of  the  other  services,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
minister. 


PART  FIRST. 


jajnrning  §mm  k  tjit  Inti's  Snt[. 

T/ie  Service  may  co7nmence  with  one  of  the  following 
Canticles,  tmless  a^iother  Canticle,  or  a  Psalm,  or  Hyinn, 
be  specially  annotmced ;  during  which  the  Minister 
and  People  stand. 

CANTICLES. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord ;  let  us  heartily 
rejoice  in  the  Rock  of  our  salvation. 

Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  and  show  ourselves  glad  in  him  with  psalms. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down;  let  us 
kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker. 

For  he  is  the  Lord  our  God,  and  we  are  the  people 
of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 

Manifold,  O  God  !  are  thy  wondrous  and  boun- 
teous works  :  they  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

In  thee  v/e  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being. 
The  testimonies  of  thy  loving-kindness  are  ever 
about  us. 

Thou  hast  sent  thine  only  Son  into  the  world,  to 
be  a  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

1 


2  MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.        [Part 

For  all  these  things  we  bless  thee,  and  we  magnify 
thy  glorious  name  ;  saying,  with  the  angels  and  all 
the  heavenly  host. 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  hosts  !  Heaven 
and  earth  are  full  of  thy  glory,  O  God,  most  high. 

Let  our  mouths  show  forth  thy  praise  for  ever. 

Let  all  that  hath  breath,  bless  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  witliout  end.     Aine?i. 

Or  this. 

COME,  and  let  us  present  ourselves  before  the 
Lord  ;  let  us  adore  him  in  his  temple ;  let  us 
humble  ourselves  in  his  sanctuary. 

The  Lord  is  here.  How  venerable,  how  sacred 
is  this  place  !  this  is  the  house  of  God ;  this  is  the 
gate  of  heaven. 

O  Lord  !  God  of  our  fathers,  thou  art  blessed  for 
ever.  To  thee  belong  greatness,  power,  glory,  eter- 
nity, majesty. 

All  that  is  in  heaven  and  in  earth  is  thine ;  the 
kingdom  is  thine. 

Thou  art  a  Prince  above  all  things :  thou  art 
Sovereign  over  all.  Riches  and  honour,  power  and 
might,  are  in  thy  hand. 

Now,  therefore,  O  our  God !  we  magnify  thee  and 
praise  thy  glorious  name. 

Who  are  we,  and  who  are  this  people,  that  we  are 
enabled  freely  to  offer  unto  thee  this  service,  and 
this  praise  "^ 


First.]       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.         3 

We  are  strangers  before  thee,  and  our  days  pass 
away  as  a  shadow. 

i\lthough  we  are  but  dust  and  ashes,  behold,  we 
take  upon  ourselves  to  speak  unto  thee. 

Let  the  words  of  our  mouths  be  acceptable  unto 
thee,  O  Lord  ! 

Let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  O  God !  as  our  trust 
is  in  thee. 

Glory  be,  etc. 


0 


Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth. — Fsalm,  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  several  prayers,  the  People 
a?iswer 

Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

Let  us  pray. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  and  heavenly  Father!  we 
have  come  together  for  the  public  sanctification 
of  this  Lord's  day,  to  offer  unto  thee  our  praises 
and  our  prayers,  and  to  hear  thy  holy  v/ord.  Thou 
hast  promised  to  hearken  favourably  unto  all  those 
who  call  upon  thee  in  the  name  of  thy  vSon.  We 
therefore  beseech  thee  to  look  down  upon  us  in 
mercy,  and  to  purify  our  thoughts  and  affections, 
that  we  may  render  unto  thee  an  acceptable  service. 
Great   God !    we   humble  ourselves  before    thee. 


4         MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.        [Part 

We  adore  thy  majesty ;  we  extol  thy  wisdom,  thy 
power,  and  thy  goodness,  which  appear  with  such 
brightness  in  the  marvelous  works  of  creation  and 
redemption.  We  acknowledge  thy  tender  love  in 
the  manifold  favours,  spiritual  and  temporal,  which 
we  continually  receive  at  thy  hand ;  but  we  praise 
thee  more  especially,  with  all  Christians  who  are  as- 
sembled this  day,  that  thou  didst  send  thy  Son  into 
the  world  to  save  us,  and  that  he  rose  from  the  dead 
for  our  justification.  We  bless  thee  that  thou  hast 
given  us,  by  his  glorious  resurrection,  so  lively  a 
hope  of  everlasting  life. 

O  God  !  thy  glory  is  great  in  all  thy  churches,  and 
the  praise  of  thy  name  is  heard  in  all  the  assemblies 
of  thy  saints !  May  our  thanksgivings  ascend  unto 
thy  throne  !  Make  us  worthy  to  be  partakers  of  the 
resurrection  of  the  just,  and  of  the  glory  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  whither  Jesus  Christ  hath  en- 
tered as  our  forerunner ;  where  he  liveth  and  reign- 
eth  ;  where  he  is  adored  and  glorified,  with  thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  God  blessed  forever.     Amen. 

OGod !  who  hast  given  thy  Holy  Scriptures  for 
our  instruction,  we  beseech  thee  to  enlighten 
our  minds  and  purify  our  hearts,  that  we  may 
worthily  read,  hear,  and  meditate  upon  them,  and  may 
understand  and  receive,  as  we  ought,  the  things 
Avhich  are  therein  revealed.  Enable  thy  ministers 
to  declare  thy  word  with  purity  and  clearness,  with 
simplicity  and  zeal.  Render  their  preaching 
effectual,  through  the  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 


First.]    MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.  5 

SO  that  the  good  seed  may  be  received  into  our 
hearts,  as  into  ground  well  prepared,  and  bring 
forth  fruit  in  abundance.  Grant  that  we  may  be 
not  only  hearers,  but  doers  of  thy  word ;  and  that, 
living  conformably  with  its  divine  instructions  dur- 
ing the  time  of  our  sojourning  here,  we  may  attain 
unto  eternal  salvation,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Ame?i. 

Here  may  be  sung  a  Psalm  or  Hymn. 

Then  the  Mim'ster  shall  say, 

HEAR  with  reverence,  the  Ten  Commandments 
of  the  Law  of  God,  as  they  are  written  in  the 
2oth  chapter  of  the  Book  of  Exodus. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GOD  spake  all  these  w^ords,  saying,  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God,  who  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

I. 

Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

II. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  anything  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 
under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I,  the  Lord  thy  God, 
am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children,  unto  the  third  and  fourth  gene- 


6         MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.         [Part 

ration  of  them  that  hate  me ;  and  showing  mercy 
unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments. 

III. 
Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain  :   for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

IV. 

Remember  the  Sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six 
days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work ;  but  the 
seventh  day  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work ;  thou,  nor  thy  son, 
nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid- 
servant, nor  thy  cattle,  nor  the  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates  :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day  ;  wherefore,  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Sabbath  day  and  hallowed  it. 

V. 

Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother;  that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

VI. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

VII. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

VIII. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 


First,]      MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.  7 

IX. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

X. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house ;  thou 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife ;  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his 
ass  ;  nor  anything  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

HEAR  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith,  in 
the  2 2d  chapter  of   the  Gospel  according   to 
St.  Matthew. 

THOU  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,   and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind.     This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment. 

And  the  second  is  like  unto  it.  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

On  these  two  commandments  hansj  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets. 


'C3 


DEARLY  beloved  ! 
If  God  enter  into  judgment  with  us,  in  his 
sight    shall    no    man    living    be    justified.      Psalm 
cxliii.,  2. 

If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  our- 
selves, and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.     /.  John^  /.,  8. 

If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  un- 
righteousness.    /.  John^  /.,  9. 

The    sacrifices   of   God    are    a  broken    spirit ;    a 


8  MORNING    SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.        [Part 

broken  and  a  contrite  heart  he  will  not  despise. 
Psalm ^  It.,  17, 

The  wages  of  sin  is  death ;  but  the  gift  of  God  is 
eternal  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Rom.^ 
vi.,  23. 

Him  that  cometh  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will 
in  no  wise  cast  out.     St.  Joh?i,  vi.,  37. 

Let  us  therefore,  humbly  confess  our  sins. 

OLORD  God!  Eternal  and  Almighty  Father! 
we  confess  before  thy  Divine  Majesty  that  we 
are  miserable  sinners,  born  in  corruption  and  in- 
iquity, prone  to  evil,  and  of  ourselves  incapable  of 
any  good.  We  acknowledge  that  we  transgress  in 
various  ways  thy  holy  commandments,  so  that  we 
draw  down  on  ourselves,  through  thy  righteous 
judgment,  condemnation  and  death.  We  are,  O 
Lord  !  under  heartfelt  sorrow  for  having  offended 
thee ;  and  we  implore  thy  grace  to  relieve  our 
wretchedness.  Vouchsafe,  O  most  gracious  God 
and  merciful  Father  !  to  have  compassion  on  us,  in 
the  name  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.  Par- 
don our  sins,  give  us  the  graces  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  increase  them  day  by  day;  to  the  end  that, 
heartily  acknowledging  our  unworthiness,  and  for- 
saking our  sins,  we  may  be  filled  with  that  godly 
sorrow  which  worketh  repentance  unto  salvation, 
and  may  bring  forth  fruits  of  righteousness  accept- 
able to  thee ;  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 
Ameti.  " 


First.]       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.         9 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil ;  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testament. 

Before  reading  the  Lessons  from  the  Old  and  New  Tesfa- 
ments,  the  Minister  shall  atmounce  simply  the  BOOK 
and  CHAPTER  ;  and  after  reading  them,  shall  use  these 
words.  Here  endeth  the  First,  or  the  Second  Les- 
son. 

After  the  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testament  shall  be  simg 
the  following 

DOXOLOGY. 

Or  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hymn,  when  announced  by  the 
Mifiister. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good-will  towards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give, 
thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 


10       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.        [Part 

US.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Ajjien. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testament. 

Notice  may  be  given  here,  if  any  of  the  Special  or  Occa- 
sional Prayers,  or  Thanksgivings,  from  Part  III.,  are 
to  be  used. 

After  which,  the  Minister  says. 
Let  us  pray. 

OLORD !    let    thy   mercy   shine  upon  us ;    and 
grant  us  thy  salvation. 

0  God  !  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us ;  and 
take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

OLORD  God  !  we  render  thanks  unto  thee,  that 
thou  hast  called  us  to  the  knowledge  and  pro- 
fession of  the  Christian  faith.  We  beseech  thee  to 
preserve  and  increase  it  in  us ;  to  the  end,  that  con- 
tinuing steadfast  in  the  same,  we  may  sincerely 
unite  in  the  confession  of  the  Church  Universal : 

1  believe  in  God,  the  Father  Almighty,  Creator 
of  heaven  and  earth. 

I  believe  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son,  our  Lord ; 
who  was  conceived  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  born  of 


First.]       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.      H 

the  Virgin  Mary.  He  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate ; 
he  was  crucified ;  he  died ;  he  was  buried ;  [he  went 
into  the  place  of  departed  spirits  ;]*  the  third  day 
he  rose  from  the  dead ;  he  ascended  into  heaven ; 
he  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  the  Father 
Almighty;  and  thence  he  will  come  to  judge  the 
living  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Church  Universal ;  the  com- 
munion of  saints  ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the  resur- 
rection of  the  body;  and  the  life  everlasting. 
Amen. 

Here  introduce  such  of  the  Special  or  Occasional  Prayers 
or  Thanksgivings  from  Part  111.  as  are  suitable,  jnay 
be  requested,  or  the  Minister  s  discretion  may  suggest. 

OLORD,  our  God!  Creator  and  Father  of  the 
human  race  !  who  hast  commanded  that  prayer 
and  supplication  be  made  for  all  mankind,  we  offer 
unto  thee  our  intercessions,  for  the  peace  of  the 
world,  and  for  the  happiness  and  salvation  of  all 
men. 

Deliver,  we  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  !  from  spiritual 
blindness,  all  the  nations  that  still  sit  in  darkness. 
Thou  didst  so  love  the  world,  that  thou  gavest  thine 
only  Son,  to  die  as  a  propitiation,  not  only  for  our 
sins,  but  also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world.  Thou 
hast  taught  us  that  he  came  to  be  a  light  unto  the 
Gentiles,  and  to  bring  salvation  unto  the  ends  of  the 

*  These  words  may  be  omitted. 


12       MORNING    SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.       [Part 

earth ;  and  that  there  is  none  other  name  under 
heaven,  given  among  men,  whereby  we  may  be 
saved.  Grant,  O  Almighty  God  and  merciful 
Father  !  that  all  our  fellow-men  may  be  gathered 
unto  the  name  of  our  Lord ;  to  the  end  that  all  na- 
tions may  know  and  adore  thee,  the  only  true  God, 
and  Jesus  Christ,  whom  thou  hast  sent. 

O  Lord  !  who  art  the  source  of  all  lawful  power, 
and  the  fountain  of  all  true  wisdom  in  the  counsels 
of  men,  we  pray  to  thee  for  all  who  are  in  authority 
throughout  the  world.  Thou  hast  taught  us,  in  thy 
holy  word,  that  thou  dost  govern  the  nations  upon 
earth,  and  that  rulers  should  serve  and  obey  thee. 
Vouchsafe,  then,  O  most  mighty  God  !  a  knowledge 
of  thyself  to  such  as  know  thee  not,  and  give  thy 
grace  unto  all,  that,  ruling  in  thy  fear,  they  may  do 
justly,  love  mercy,  and  walk  humbly  with  thee. 

We  beseech  thee  to  behold  with  thy  favour  those 
who,  in  the  order  of  thy  providence,  are  entrusted 
with  authority  throughout  our  land.  Endue  them 
with  thy  grace,  that,  in  the  administration  of  justice, 
the  preservation  of  order,  the  improvement  of  our 
laws,  and  the  execution  of  judgment,  their  good 
works  may  glorify  thee. 

We  offer  unto  thee,  O  Lord  !  our  prayers  for  the 
necessities  of  the  Holy  Church  Universal.  Protect, 
enlarge,  and  sanctify  it  more  and  more.  Deliver  all 
churches  which  suffer  persecution.  Take  away,  we 
beseech  thee,  the  errors  and  dissensions  which  dis- 
turb thy  people,  and  unite  them  all  in  the  bonds  of 


First.]    MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.         13 

truth,  of  godliness,  and  of  peace.  Grant  thy  bless- 
ings to  the  Churches  of  these  States,  and  to  the 
families  and  persons  who  compose  them,  that  piety, 
concord,  and  every  Christian  virtue  may  flourish 
therein. 

We  pray  thee,  O  Lord  !  for  all  the  pastors  of  thy 
Church.  Sanctify  them,  and  increase  in  them  the 
knowledge  and  gifts  needful  for  the  advancement  of 
thy  kingdom,  and  the  salvation  of  the  souls  com- 
mitted to  them.  Raise  up,  everywhere,  faithful, 
zealous  and,  humble  ministers,  lovers  of  truth  and 
of  peace ;  and,  to  this  end,  give  thy  grace  and  thy 
fear  to  all  who  are  preparing  to  serve  thee  in  the 
holy  ministry. 

O  God  of  mercy  !  have  pity  on  those  who  are 
suffering  by  war,  pestilence,  or  any  other  scourge, 
and  on  all  who  are  in  affliction.  We  commend  to 
thy  care  the  widow  and  the  orphan,  the  poor  and 
the  stranger,  all  who  are  in  peril  by  land  or  by 
water,  all  who  endure  persecution  for  the  Gospel,  all 
who  are  distressed  in  mind,  the  infirm,  the  sick  and 
the  dying.  Comfort  and  relieve  them,  according  to 
their  several  necessities,  and  give  them  a  happy 
issue  out  of  all  their  trials  and  afflictions. 

O  Lord  !  we  pray  for  all  thy  children.  Direct 
and  bless  all  who  seek  thee  with  sincerity  of  heart, 
and  who  labour  for  the  salvation  of  themselves,  or 
of  their  fellow-men ;  all  who  are  engaged  in  works 
of  love,  and  in  holy  designs  for  the  advancement  of 


14       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.        [Part 

thy  kingdom.  Strengthen  all  who  are  weak  in  faith, 
and  in  piety,  and  turn  unto  thee  the  hearts  of  the 
impenitent  and  disobedient. 

Favourably  regard,  O  Lord  !  our  country  and 
its  inhabitants.  Grant,  at  all  times,  whatever  may 
be  necessary  for  our  subsistence,  and  give  us  grace 
not  to  abuse  thy  blessings,  but  to  use  them  with 
soberness,  charity,  and  thankfulness. 

Save  us,  O  merciful  God  !  from  all  the  dangers 
and  calamities  to  which  we  may  be  exposed.  De- 
liver us  from  our  sins ;  preserve  us  from  every  evil 
thought,  from  impiety,  and  hypocrisy,  and  from  all 
that  is  contrary  to  thy  holy  will.  Direct  us  always 
by  thy  grace,  and  further  us  continually  by  thy 
Spirit.  Give  unto  us,  at  all  times,  good  and  holy 
thoughts,  pure,  meek,  and  peaceable  dispositions, 
entire  resignation  to  thy  providence,  fervent  love  to 
thee,  and  sincere  charity,  inclining  us  to  edify  and 
do  good  to  one  another.  Wean  our  affections  from 
this  world  of  vanity,  and,  through  thy  grace,  may 
our  hearts  be  always  lifted  up  towards  heaven. 
There  may  our  treasure  be  :  to  the  end  that,  watch- 
ing and  praying  without  ceasing,  and  leading  hum- 
ble, righteous  and  sober  lives,  we  may  pass  our 
days  in  peace,  looking  for  the  glorious  advent  of  our 
Saviour ;  at  whose  coming  to  judge  the  world,  grant 
that  we,  who  are  here  assembled  in  thy  presence, 
may  appear  before  thee,  without  confusion  and  with- 
out fear. 


First.]       MORNING  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.      15 

Favourably  hear  us,  O  God  !  Graciously  hear 
all  who  have  at  this  time  offered  up  their  prayers 
unto  thee.  Reject  not  the  supplications  of  thy 
servants  ;  but  grant  us  the  blessings  we  have  asked 
of  thee,  and  all  others  which  are  necessary  for  us, 
through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord,  in  whose  name  we 
offer  up  our  prayers.     Amen. 

Then  follow  a  Psalm  or  Hymn,  the  Sermon,  a  Psalm  or 
Hymn  and  Doxology,  a  concluding  Prayer,  from  Part 
HI.,  and  a  Betiediction, 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Amen.  Nu7nb.^  vi.^  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the 
love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.  Amen.  II.  Cor.^ 
xiii.^  14. 

MY  brethren  !   the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter.,  iv.^  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


[Part 


aftennnn  hum  far  tljB  TnA's  I)ai[, 

AND     OTHER     OCCASIONS,     AT     THE     DISCRETION     OF 
THE    MINISTER. 

T/ze  Service  may  coi7i77ience  with  one  of  the  following 
Canticles,  unless  another  Canticle,  or  a  Psalm  or  Hyjnn, 
be  specially  atinounced ;  during  which  the  Minister 
and  People  stand. 

CANTICLES. 

HOW  amiable   are  thy  tabernacles,   O   Lord   of 
Hosts. 

My  soul  desireth,  yea,  even  longeth,  to  enter  into 
the  courts  of  the  Lord.  My  heart  and  my  flesh 
rejoice  in  the  living  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  :  they 
will  be  alway  praising  thee. 

One  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand 
elsewhere :  I  would  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the 
house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  un- 
godliness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield  :  no  good 
thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  up- 
rightly. 

O  Lord  of  Hosts !  blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth 
in  thee. 

16 


First,]   AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.    17 

0  God  !  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  forever  :  I 
will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

For  thou,  O  God  !  hast  heard  my  vows :  thou  hast 
given  me  the  heritage  of  those  who  fear  thy  name. 

1  am  ever  with  thee  :  thou  hast  holden  me  by  my 
right  hand. 

Thou  wilt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel,  and  after- 
ward receive  me  to  glory. 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ?  and  there  is 
none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  besides  thee. 

They  that  forsake  thee  shall  perish  :  thou  wilt 
destroy  all  them  that  corrupt  themselves  before 
thee. 

But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  unto  God ;  and 
to  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God. 

Glory  be,  etc. 

Or  this. 

OLET  us  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  our  God.  Let 
us  serve  the  Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  be- 
fore his  presence  with  a  song. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  is  God ;  it  is  he  who  hath 
made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  his  people 
and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into 
his  courts  with  praise.  Be  thankful  unto  him  and 
bless  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting, 
and  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  generation. 

O  God  !  we  adore  thee  as  our  God,  as  our  Creator, 
and  as  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


18    AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD'S  DAY.   [Part 

We  humble  ourselves  in  thy  presence,  and  acknow- 
ledge thine  infinite  majesty. 

The  angels  adore  thee  in  heaven,  and  all  the 
heavenly  host  bow  down  before  thee. 

Receive  the  homage  which  we  offer  to  thee  upon 
earth,  we  who  are  poor  mortals,  miserable  sinners, 
thy  creatures  by  nature,  and  thy  children  by  grace. 

Glory  be,  etc. 


0 


Then  ike  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth. — Fsalm,  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  e?id  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren  !  we  have  assembled 
to  worship  God,  to  hear  his  holy  word,  and  to 
offer  unto  him  our  praises  and  our  prayers.  The 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  pardoneth  all  such 
as  truly  repent,  and  turn  unto  him. 

Let  us,  therefore,  confess  our  sins,  and  implore 
his  mercy. 

OLORD  God!  Eternal  and  Almighty  Father! 
we  confess  before  thy  Divine  Majesty  that  we 
are  miserable  sinners,  born  in  corruption  and  in- 
iquity, prone  to  evil,  and  of  ourselves  incapable  of 
any  good.     We  acknowledge  that  we  transgress,  in 


First,]   AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.  19 

various  ways,  thy  holy  commandments,  so  that  we 
draw  down  on  ourselves,  through  thy  righteous 
judgment,  condemnation  and  death.  We  are,  O 
Lord  !  under  heartfelt  sorrow  for  having  offended 
thee ;  and  we  implore  thy  grace  to  relieve  our 
wretchedness.  Vouchsafe,  O  most  gracious  God 
and  merciful  Father  !  to  have  compassion  on  us,  in 
the  name  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.  Par- 
don our  sins,  give  us  the  graces  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  increase  them  day  by  day;  to  the  end,  that 
heartily  acknowledging  our  unworthiness,  and  for- 
saking our  sins,  we  may  be  filled  with  that  godly 
sorrow  which  worketh  repentance  unto  salvation, 
and  may  bring  forth  fruits  of  righteousness  accept- 
able to  thee;  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 
Allien. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil ;  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     A??ien. 

0  MERCIFUL  God  and  heavenly  Father !  since 
thou  hast  given  us  thy  Holy  Scriptures  as  a 
lamp  to  our  feet,  and  a  light  to  our  paths,  we  be- 
seech thee,  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Light  of 
the  world,  that  thou  wouldst  illumine  our  minds, 
and  endue  us  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  sanctify  and 


20    AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD'S  DAY.    [Part 

lead  us  into  the  knowledge  of  truth.  Give  us  gra.ce 
to  hear  attentively  thy  word,  rightly  to  understand 
its  meaning,  and  to  conform  our  lives  to  its  precepts ; 
that  whatever  we  shall  hear,  may  tend  to  the  glory 
of  thy  name,  to  our  advancement  in  piety,  and  to 
the  comfort  and  salvation  of  our  souls;  through 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testament. 

Before  reading  the  Lessons  from  the  Old  and  New  Testa- 
ments, the  Minister  shall  announce  simply  the  BOOK 
and  CHAPTER  ;  and  after  reading  thejn,  shall  tise  these 
words,  Here  endeth  the  First,  or  the  Second  Les- 
son. 

After  the  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testa?nent,  shall  be  sung 
the  following 

DOXOLOGY. 

Or  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hymn,  when  announced  by  the 
Minister. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good-will  towards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give 
thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.     Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 


First.]  AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.    21 

have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy  ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amefi. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testament. 

Notice  may  be  given  here,  if  any  of  the  Special  or  Occa- 
sional Prayers,  or  Thanksgivings,  from  Part  III.,  are 
to  be  used. 

After  which,  the  Minister  says, 
Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  !    let   thy   mercy   shine  upon  us ;    and 
grant  us  thy  salvation. 

0  God  !  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us ;  and 
take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

OLORD  God  !  we  render  thanks  unto  thee,  that 
thou  hast  called  us  to  the  knowledge  and  pro- 
fession of  the  Christian  faith.  We  beseech  thee  to 
preserve  and  increase  it  in  us ;  to  the  end,  that  con- 
tinuing steadfast  in  the  same,  we  may  sincerely 
unite  in  the  confession  of  the  Church  Universal : 

1  believe  in  God,  the  Father  Almighty,  Creator 
of  heaven  and  earth. 

I  believe  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son,  our  Lord  ; 
who  was  conceived  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary.    He  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate  ; 


22    AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD'S  DAY.   [Part 

he  was  crucified ;  he  died ;  he  was  buried ;  [he  went 
into  the  place  of  departed  spirits  ;]*  the  third  day 
he  rose  from  the  dead ;  he  ascended  into  heaven ; 
he  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  the  Father 
Almighty;  and  thence  he  will  come  to  judge  the 
living  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

I  believe  the  Holy  Church  Universal ;  the  com- 
munion of  saints  ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the  resur- 
rection of  the  body ;  and  the  life  everlasting.    Amen. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God!  Father  of  mercy !  we,  thine 
unworthy  servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble 
and  hearty  thanks,  for  all  thy  goodness  and  loving- 
kindness  to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We  bless  thee  for 
our  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of 
this  life ;  but  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love, 
in  the  redemption  of  the  world,  by  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ;  for  the  means  of  grace,  and  for  the  hope  of 
glory.  And  we  beseech  thee,  give  us  a  due  sense 
of  all  thy  mercies,  that  we  may  show  forth  thy 
praise,  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives,  by 
giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  service,  and  by  walking 
before  thee,  in  holiness  and  righteousness,  all  our 
days ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom, 
with  thee,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honour  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Here  introduce  such  of  the  Special  or  Occasional  Prayers 
or  Thanksgivings  from  Part  III.  as  are  suitable,  may 
be  requested,  or  the  Minister's  discretion  may  suggest. 

*  These  words  may  be  omitted. 


First.]  AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.    23 

0   ETERNAL  and  Almighty   God  !    we  offer  to 
thy  Divine  Majesty  our  prayers  for  ourselves, 
and  for  all  mankind. 

We  beseech  thee  to  illumine  all  the  people  of  the 
earth,  by  the  light  of  the  Gospel,  that  they  may 
come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth,  and  be  saved. 
We  pray  thee  to  provide  for  all  the  wants  of  the 
Church  Universal.  Look  down  with  mercy  upon 
all  thy  people.  Preserve  them,  and  cherish  in  them 
the  light  of  thy  word.  Put  away  from  them  dis- 
sensions and  hypocrisy ;  and  grant  that  piety, 
charity,  and  every  Christian  virtue  may  reign  among 
them. 

Bless,  O  God !  the  ministers  of  thy  church. 
Enable  them  at  all  times,  to  preach  thy  word  in 
faithfulness  and  purity,  and  to  labour  with  humility 
and  zeal,  for  the  edification  of  their  flocks. 

We  pray  to  thee.  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords  I 
for  all  rulers,  and  especially  for  those  who  are  in 
authority  over  us.  Guide  them  by  thy  Spirit,  and 
assist  them  in  the  performance  of  their  duties,  so 
that  religion,  justice  and  peace  may  flourish  under 
their  government. 

O  Almighty  and  most  merciful  God !  we  com- 
mend to  thy  favour  all  who  are  in  affliction.  Grant 
to  the  sick  the  patience,  the  succour,  and  the  re- 
pentance which  they  need.  Convert  sinners,  and 
strengthen  those  who  walk  in  thy  ways.  O  God ! 
bless  the   just  and  upright  in  heart ;    protect  the 


24    AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.    [Part 

weak  and  the  innocent ;  provide  for  the  poor  and 
the  stranger;  help  and  comfort  all  who  are  in 
danger,  necessity,  or  tribulation. 

Bless,  O  God !  our  country,  and  all  its  inhabi- 
tants. Turn  away  from  us  thy  judgments,  and  be 
gracious  unto  us,  for  the  sake  of  thy  Holy  name. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord  !  to  bless  us  in  the  duties 
and  business  of  our  several  callings.  Guide  and 
assist  us,  that  we  may  always  incline  to  thy  will  and 
walk  in  thy  way ;  that  whilst  we  labour  for  things 
temporal,  we  neglect  not  things  eternal ;  but  that 
we  may  first,  and  chiefly,  seek  thy  kingdom  and  thy 
righteousness.  Suffer  not  the  temptations  and  cares 
of  this  life  to  seduce  our  hearts,  and  to  destroy  the 
seed  of  thy  word,  which  is  sown  therein.  Teach 
us,  O  God  !  rightly  to  comprehend  that  this  world 
passeth  away,  and  all  its  sinful  desires ;  that  our 
life  fleeth  'as  a  shadow,  and  that  we  bring  our  years 
to  an  end,  as  it  were,  a  tale  that  is  told.  En- 
able us  duly  to  consider  the  vanity  of  this  life,  so 
that  having  lived  in  thy  fear,  we  may  die  in  thy 
grace,  and  be  partakers  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

O  Lord,  our  gracious  God  !  vouchsafe  to  us,  we 
beseech  thee,  all  that  we  need  to  finish  happily  the 
race  set  before  us.  Take  us  under  thy  protection, 
provide  for  all  our  wants,  and  guide  us,  even  to  our 
last  hour ;  through  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son.  Amen. 
Then  follow  a  Psalm  or  Hy7ii7i,  the  Sermo7i,  a  Psalm  or 

Hyinjt  and  Doxology,  a  co7icludmg  Prayer,  froi7i  Part 

III.,  a7id  a  Benedictio7t. 


Firbt.]  AFTERNOON  SERVICE  FOR  THE  LORD's  DAY.  21 


BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Atnen.  Niwib.^  vi.^  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the 
love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.  A7?ien.  II.  Cor.^ 
xiii.,  14. 


M 


Y  brethren  !   the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter ^  iv.,  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     A7?ien. 


[P. 


PART   SECOND. 


3ilnrniiig  imiu  for  tttrk  BntjH,  mitlj  e  Irrinnn. 

T/ie  Service  may  commetice  with  a   Canticle,  Psalm  or 
Hy^nn,  announced  by  the  Minister. 


0 


Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth. — Fsalm,  cxxiv.^  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  several  prayers,  the  People 

answer 

Amen. 

Thett  the  Minister  shall  say, 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren  !  we  have  assembled  to 
worship  God,  to  hear  his  holy  word,  and  to 
offer  unto  him  our  praises  and  our  prayers.  The 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  pardoneth  all  such 
as  truly  repent,  and  turn  unto  him. 

Let  us,   therefore,  confess  our  sins,  and  implore 
his  mercy. 

26 


Second.]  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  27 

OLORD,  our  God  and  our  Father !  we  are  not 
worthy  to  appear  in  thy  presence,  or  to  ask  of 
thee  any  favour.  We  have  not  obeyed  thy  com- 
mandments, but  have  transgressed  them  in  various 
ways.  O  Lord !  we  deplore  the  magnitude  and 
number  of  our  sins.  Pardon  us,  O  most  gracious 
Father !  pardon,  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ,  those 
who  are  penitent  and  ask  thy  forgiveness.  Sanctify 
us,  and  make  us  new  creatures ;  to  the  end  that  the 
glory  of  thy  mercy  may  be  ever  manifested  in  us; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

IT  is  meet  and  proper,  that  we  should  adore  thee 
O  Lord  our  God  !  Creator  of  heaven  and  earth, 
and  all  things  therein,  and  that  we  should  ever  give 
thanks  unto  thee  for  the  favours  we  are  continually 
receiving  at  thy  bountiful  hand.  We  bless  thee, 
that  thou  hast  preserved  us  to  the  present  time;  that, 
having  protected  us  during  the  past  night,  thou  hast 
brought  us  in  safety  to  the  beginning  of  this  day ; 
and  that  we  are  enabled  to  assemble  in  this  holy 
•place,  and  in  thy  presence. 

O  Lord  !  we  praise  thee,  we  desire  to  serve  thee 


28  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  [Part 

at  this  time,  and  throughout  our  lives ;  to  dedicate 
ourselves  unto  thee,  and  to  submit  ourselves  entirely 
to  thy  holy  and  gracious  will.  May  it  please  thee  to 
defend  and  direct  us  during  this  day,  that  we  may 
pass  the  same  in  peace  and  cheerfulness,  in  thy  fear, 
and  to  thy  glory. 

And,  since  thou  hast  given  us  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
as  a  lamp  to  our  feet  and  a  light  to  our  paths,  we 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Light  of  the  world,  that  thou  wouldst  illumine 
our  minds,  and  endue  us  with  thy  Holy  Spirit,  to 
sanctify  and  lead  us  into  the  knowledge  of  truth. 
Give  us  grace  to  hear  attentively  thy  word,  rightly 
to  understand  its  meaning,  and  to  conform  our  lives 
to  its  precepts,  so  that  whatever  we  shall  hear  may 
tend  to  the  glory  of  thy  name,  to  our  advancement 
in  piety,  and  to  the  comfort  and  salvation  of  our 
souls  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testament. 

After  which  shall  be  sting  the  following  Doxology  ;  or  a 
Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hymn,  when  announced  by  the 
Minister. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.    We  praise  thee,  we  bless 
thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give  thanks 


Second,]  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  29 

to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God,  heavenly 
King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testametit, 

Here  introduce  such  of  the  Special  or  Occasional  Prayers 
or  Thanksgivings,  frotJi  Fart  III.,  as  are  suitable, 
may  be  requested,  or  the  Minister  s  discretioti  may 
suggest. 

After  which,  the  Mitiister  says, 

Let  us  pray. 

0   ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God  !  we  offer  to  thy 
Divine  Majesty,  our  prayers  for  ourselves,  and 
for  all  mankind. 

We  beseech  thee  to  illumine  all  the  people  of  the 
earth,  by  the  light  of  the  Gospel,  that  they  may 
come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth,  and  be  saved. 
We  pray  thee  to  provide  for  all  the  wants  of  the 
Church  Universal.  Look  down  with  mercy  upon  all 
thy  people.     Preserve  them,  and  cherish  in  them  the 


30  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Tart 

light  of  thy  word.  Put  away  from  them  dissensions, 
and  hypocrisy;  and  grant  that  piety,  charity,  and 
every  Christian  virtue,  may  reign  among  them. 

Bless,  O  God,  the  ministers  of  thy  church.  En- 
able them,  at  all  times,  to  preach  thy  word  in  faith- 
fulness and  purity,  and  to  labour  with  humility  and 
zeal,  for  the  edification  of  their  flocks. 

We  pray  to  thee,  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords  ! 
for  all  rulers,  and  especially  for  those  who  are  in 
authority  over  us.  Guide  them  by  thy  Spirit,  and 
assist  them  in  the  performance  of  their  duties,  so 
that  religion,  justice,  and  peace,  may  flourish  under 
their  government. 

O  Almighty  and  most  merciful  God  !  we  com- 
mend to  thy  favour  all  who  are  in  affliction.  Grant 
to  the  sick,  the  patience,  the  succour,  and  the  re- 
pentance, which  they  need.  Convert  sinners,  and 
strengthen  those  who  walk  in  thy  ways.  O  God  ! 
bless  the  just  and  upright  in  heart ;  protect  the 
weak  and  the  innocent ;  provide  for  the  poor  and 
the  stranger;  help  and  comfort  all  v/ho  are  in 
danger,  necessity,  or  tribulation. 

Bless,  O  God,  our  country  and  all  its  inhabi- 
tants. Turn  away  from  us  thy  judgments,  and  be 
gracious  unto  us,  for  the  sake  of  thy  Holy  name. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord  !  to  bless  us  in  the  duties 
and  business  of  our  several  callings.  Guide  and 
assist  us,  that  we  may  always  incline  to  thy  will  and 
walk  in  thy  way  ;   that  whilst  we  labour  for  things 


Second.]  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  31 

temporal,  we  neglect  not  things  eternal ;  but  that 
we  may  first  and  chiefly  seek  thy  kingdom  and  thy 
righteousness.  Sufl'er  not  the  temptations  and  cares 
of  this  life  to  seduce  our  hearts,  and  to  destroy  the 
seed  of  thy  word,  which  is  sown  therein.  Teach 
us,  O  God  !  rightly  to  comprehend  that  this  world 
passeth  away,  and  all  its  sinful  desires ;  that  our 
life  fleeth  as  a  shadow,  and  that  we  bring  our  years 
to  an  end,  as  it  were  a  tale  that  is  told.  En- 
able us  duly  to  consider  the  vanity  of  this  life,  so 
that,  having  lived  in  thy  fear,  we  may  die  in  thy 
grace,  and  be  partakers  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 
O  Lord,  our  gracious  God  !  vouchsafe  to  us,  we 
beseech  thee,  all  that  we  need,  to  finish  happily  the 
race  set  before  us.  Take  us  under  thy  protection, 
provide  for  all  our  wants,  and  guide  us,  even  to  our 
last  hour  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son.     Amen. 

Then  follow  a  Psalm  or  Hyimi,  the  Sermoft,  a  concludifig 
Prayer  from  Part  III.,  and  a  Benediction. 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Amen.  Numb..,  vi.,  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all,  evermore.  Amen.  II.  Cor.., 
xiii.y  14. 


32 


SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS. 


MY  brethren  !    the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter,  iv.,  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


hmxts  k  Wnk  Batts,  initliniit  n  Irrmnn. 

A    SERVICE    FOR    MORNING    OR    AFTERNOON. 

T/ie  Service  may  commence  with  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or 
Hytnn,  announced  by  the  Afinister. 


0 


Tken  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm,  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

Theri  the  Mitiister  shall  say, 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren  !  We  have  assembled 
to  worship  God,  to  hear  his  holy  word,  and  to 
offer  unto  him  our  praises  and  our  prayers.  The 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  pardoneth  all  such 
as  truly  repent,  and  turn  unto  him. 

Let  us,  therefore,  confess  our  sins,  and  implore  his 
mercy. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  heavenly  Father  !  we  have 
sinned  against  thee,  and  are  not  worthy  to  be 
called   thy  children.      We   have   offended    thee    in 
various  ways,  by  thought,  word  and  deed,  as  thou 
2*  (33) 


34  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

knowest,  O  omniscient  God  !  But  we  pray  thee  to 
turn  away  thine  anger  from  us,  forgiving  us  all  our 
sins,  and  leading  us,  by  a  sincere  repentance,  to  life 
everlasting,  for  the  love  of  thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

0  MERCIFUL  God  and  heavenly  Father!  as  we 
are  about  to  Jiear  thy  holy  word,  we  pray  thee 
to  give  us  grace  rightly  to  understand  its  meaning, 
and  to  live  according  to  the  same,  for  the  love  of 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour.     Ame?i. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesso7t  from  the  Old  Testament. 

After  which  shall  be  sung  the  following  Doxology  ;  or  a 
Canticle,  or  Psalm  or  Hyjnn,  whett  an?tou?tced  by  the 
Mitiister. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.      We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give 


Second.]  services  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  35 

thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
Heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only-begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  that 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amefi. 

Tke?t  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testament. 

After  which,  the  Minister  says. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  !  have  mercy  upon  us  ;  hear  our  prayers, 
and  let  our  supplications  come  unto  thee. 

O  Lord !  let  thy  mercy  shine  upon  us,  and  grant 
us  thy  salvation. 

O  Lord,  preserve  thy  Holy  Church,  and  favour- 
ably hear,  through  thy  grace,  all  who  call  upon  thee. 

Clothe  thy  ministers  with  righteousness,  and  cause 
thy  chosen  people  to  rejoice. 

O  Lord  !  save  thy  people  and  bless  thine  heritage. 
Grant  us  peace  in  our  day,  for  thou  only  canst 
defend  us. 


36  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

O   God !  make   clean   our  hearts  within   us,   and 
take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

If  used  171  the  Morning. 

0  ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God !  we  thank  thee 
that  thou  hast  brought  us  safely  to  the  beginning 
of  this  day.  Keep  us  through  the  same,  by  thy 
great  power ;  preserve  us  from  sin,  guard  us  against 
danger,  and  so  direct  us  by  thy  holy  guidance,  that 
all  our  doings  may  be  righteous  in  thy  sight.  O 
Lord !  we  desire  to  present  ourselves  unto  thee,  a 
living  sacrifice;  to  consecrate  to  thee  our  bodies, 
our  souls,  our  lives,  all  that  is  within  us,  and  all  that 
depends  upon  us ;  and  to  employ  them  to  thy  glory. 
Enable  us  to  resign  ourselves  unto  thy  will,  O  God ! 
to  confide  in  thy  providence ;  and  to  submit  our- 
selves to  all  the  events  which  it  shall  please  thee  to 
ordain.  Do  with  us  whatsoever  shall  seem  good 
unto  thee ;  and  may  thy  holy  will  be  done  in  us  and 
by  us ;  for  the  love  of  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

If  used  z'n  the  Afternoon. 

0  ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God  !  we  implore  thy 
Divine  Majesty  to  receive  the  sacrifice  of  praise 
which  we  offer,  and  to  hear  the  prayers  which  we 
address  unto  thee,  at  the  close  of  this  day.  Protect 
us,  we  beseech  thee,  during  the  night.  Preserve  us 
from  sin  and  danger,  that  we  may  praise  and  serve 
thee  at  all  times.     O  Lord  !  we  commit  our  souls  to 


Second.]  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  37 

thy  care.  Guide  us  whilst  awake;  guard  us  whilst 
we  sleep ;  so  that,  by  day  or  by  night,  we  may  be 
alwiiys  with  thee ;  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Here  introduce  such  of  the  Special  or  Occasional  Prayers 
or  Thanksgivings,  fro7n  Part  III.,  as  are  suitable,  may 
be  requested,  or  the  Mijiister's  discretion  may  suggest. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  who  hast  commanded  us 
to  pray  for  all  ma-nkind,  and  desirest  that  all 
may  come  to  a  knowledge  of  the  truth,  and  be 
saved,  favourably  hear  the  supplications  which  we 
offer  unto  thee,  for  the  peace  and  happiness  of  all 
nations,  and  for  the  conversion  of  all  who  sit  in 
darkness.  We  implore  thy  grace  for  all  rulers  and 
magistrates,  and  especially  for  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  and  all  others  in  authority  over  us. 
We  beseech  thee,  O  God !  to  preserve  and  sanctify 
thy  Church,  throughout  the  world,  and  especially 
the  Church  in  our  own  country.  Strengthen  thou 
the  pastors  and  ministers  of  thy  word.  Have 
mercy  on  all  nations  and  persons  in  affliction.  De- 
liver all  who  are  under  persecution,  or  in  captivity, 
for  the  sake  of  the  truth.  Relieve,  comfort  and 
assist  the  sick  and  the  dying.  Vouchsafe  unto  sin- 
ners opportunity  and  means  for  repentance  and 
amendment.  Strengthen  all  who  are  weak  in  faith 
and  in  godliness.  Give  unto  those  who  love  and 
fear  thee,  grace  to  persevere  and  advance  continually 
in  holiness.  Bless  all  who  are  engaged  in  works  of 
piety  and  charity.     Grant  peace,  O  Lord !  to  these 


38  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

United  States.  Bless  the  fruits  of  the  earth.  (Bless 
this  city,  and  all  its  inhabitants.)  Bless  all  who  are 
here  present,  and  who  call  upon  thee  with  sincerity 
of  heart.  Favourably  hear  us,  O  God !  Give  us 
grace  to  pass  our  days  in  thy  fear,  and  to  end  them 
in  thy  peace;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Spirit, 
one  God,  blessed  forever.     Amen. 

Or  the  following  Prayer, 

ALMIGHTY  God !  suffer  not  thy  holy  name  to  be 
reproached  on  account  of  our  offences.  We 
have  sinned  against  thee  in  various  ways ;  we  have 
not  obeyed  thy  word  as  we  ought,  but  have  daily 
provoked  thine  anger,  so  that  thou  mightest  justly 
have  punished  us.  But,  O  Lord !  remember  us  in 
mercy,  an^  have  compassion  on  us.  Give  us  grace 
to  be  deeply  sensible  of  our  sins,  to  repent  of  them, 
and  to  amend  our  lives.  Bless  thy  people,  O  God ! 
Strengthen  thy  ministers,  that  they  may  preach  thy 
word,  and  exercise  their  ministry,  with  faithfulness 
and  zeal.  Strengthen,  likewise,  all  rulers  and  mag- 
istrates, that  they  may  use  the  trust  committed  to 
them  for  thy  glory,  and  the  good  of  thy  people. 
Send  down  thy  blessing  on  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  and  on  all  others  in  authority  over  us. 
O  gracious  God !  turn  aside  thy  judgments  from  us, 
and  be  always  our  Protector.  Confound  all  designs 
against  thy  church,  and  against  thy  gospel.  O 
Lord !  deprive  us  not  of  thy  word,  and  take  not  thy 


Second.]  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  c9 

Holy  Spirit  from  us ;  but  give  us  grace  to  persevere 
constantly  in  faith,  and  in  the  fear  of  thy  name. 
Comfort  and  strengthen  all  such  as  are  feeble  and 
afflicted,  in  mind  or  body.  Assist  us,  O  God !  in 
our  various  necessities,  and  grant  us  thy  peace; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  who  hast  graciously  promised 
to  hear  the  supplications  of  those  who  ask  in 
thy  Son's  name,  we  beseech  thee  to  accept  the  ser- 
vice and  the  prayers,  which  we  have  now  offered 
unto  thee.  May  those  things  which  we  have  faith- 
fully asked,  according  to  thy  will,  be  effectually 
obtained,  for  the  relief  of  our  necessities,  and  to  the 
advancement  of  thy  glory ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

Or  this. 

ALMIGHTY  God!  who  hast  given  us  grace  at 
this  time,  with  one  accord,  to  make  our  com- 
mon supplications  unto  thee;  and  hast  promised 
that  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together,  in  thy 
name,  thou  wilt  grant  their  requests ;  fulfil  now,  O 
Lord !  the  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as 
may  be  most  expedient  for  them,  granting  us  in  this 
world,  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to 
come,  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

Here  may  be  sung  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hy7nn. 

After  which  shall  be  said  a  Benediction. 


40  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  [Part 


BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Amen.  Numb.^  vi.^  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.  Ame7i.  II.  Cor.^ 
xiii.^  14. 

MY  brethren  !   the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter ^  iv.^  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


Second.] 


a  §m\n  for  tlje  aftennnn. 


T/ie  Service  may  coinmence  with  a   Cajtticle,  Psalm  or 
HymUy  ajiJiounced  by  the  Minister. 


0 


The7i  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm,  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  a?id  at  the  ejid  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

The7i  the  Minister  shall  say, 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren  !  we  have  assembled 
to  worship  God,  to  hear  his  holy  word,  and  to 
offer  unto  him  our  praises  and  our  prayers.  The 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  pardoneth  all  such 
as  truly  repent,  and  turn  unto  him. 

Let  us,  therefore,  confess  our  sins,  and  implore 
his  mercy. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  Heavenly  Father  !  we  have 
sinned  against  thee,  and  are  not  worthy  to  be 
called  thy  children.  We  have  offended  thee  in 
various  ways,  by  thought,  word  and  deed,  as  thou 
knowest,  O  omniscient  God !     But  we  pray  thee  to 

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42  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

turn  away  thine  anger  from  us ;  forgiving  us  all  our 
sins,  and  leading  us,  by  a  sincere  repentance,  to  life 
everlasting,  for  the  love  of  thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil ;  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     A?fien. 

0  MERCIFUL  God  and  Heavenly  Father !  as  we 
are  about  to  hear  thy  holy  word,  we  pray  thee 
to  give  us  grace  rightly  to  understand  its  meaning, 
and  to  live  according  to  the  same,  for  the  love  of 
Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  fro7n  the  Old  Testament. 

After  which  shall  be  sung  the  following  Doxology  ;  or  a 
Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hy^nn,  when  amtotmced  by  the  Min- 
ister. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.      We  praise   thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give 


Second.]  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  43 

thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy  ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     A77ie7i. 

Then  shall  be  7'ead  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testament. 
After  which,  the  Minister  says, 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  !  have  mercy  upon  us  ;  hear  our  pray- 
ers, and  let  our  supplications  come  unto  thee. 

O  Lord !  let  thy  mercy  shine  upon  us ;  and  grant 
us  thy  salvation. 

O  Lord !  preserve  thy  Holy  Church,  and  favour- 
ably hear,  through  thy  grace,  all  who  call  upon  thee. 

Clothe  thy  ministers  with  righteousness,  and  cause 
thy  chosen  people  to  rejoice. 

O  Lord  !  save  thy  people  and  bless  thine  heritage. 
Grant  us  peace  in  our  day,  for  thou  only  canst  de- 
fend us. 

O  God  !  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us,  and 
take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 


44:  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

OLORD  God  !  we  render  thanks  unto  thee,  that 
thou  hast  called  us  to  the  knowledge  and  pro- 
fession of  the  Christian  faith.  We  beseech  thee  to 
preserve  and  increase  it  in  us  ;  to  the  end,  that  con- 
tinuing steadfast  in  the  same,  we  may  sincerely 
unite  in  the  confession  of  the  Church  Universal : 

I  believe  in  God,  the  Father  Almighty,  Creator  of 
heaven  and  earth. 

I  believe  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son,  our  Lord; 
who  was  conceived  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary,  He  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate ; 
he  was  crucified  ;  he  died ;  he  was  buried ;  [he  went 
into  the  place  of  departed  spirits  ;]*  the  third  day 
he  rose  from  the  dead  ;  he  ascended  into  heaven ; 
he  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  the  Father 
Almighty;  and  thence  he  will  come  to  judge  the 
living  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

I  believe  the  Holy  Church  Universal ;  the  com- 
munion of  saints  ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the  resur- 
rection of  the  body ;  and  the  life  everlasting,    A?ne7i. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God!  Father  of  mercy  !  we,  thine 
unworthy  servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble 
and  hearty  thanks,  for  all  thy  goodness  and  loving- 
kindness  to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We  bless  thee  for 
our  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of 
this  life ;  but  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love, 
in  the  redemption  of  the  world,  by  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ;  for  the  means  of  grace,  and  for  the  hope  of 

*  These  words  may  be  omitted. 


Second.]  SERVICES  for  week  days. 


45 


glory.  And  we  beseech  thee,  give  us  a  due  sense 
of  all  thy  mercies,  that  we  may  show  forth  thy 
praise,  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives,  by 
giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  service,  and  by  walking 
before  thee,  in  holiness  and  righteousness,  all  our 
days  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with 
thee,  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  be  all  honour  and  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

OLORD  !  who  art  the  God  of  peace,  and  the 
author  of  all  good,  grant  unto  thy  servants  that 
peace  which  the  world  cannot  give,  that  our  hearts 
may  be  inclined  to  obey  thy  commandments,  and 
that,  being  delivered  from  the  fear  of  our  enemies, 
we  may  pass  our  lives  in  rest  and  quietness,  through 
the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour.     Amen. 

OLORD  !  watch  over  us,  and,  through  thy  great 
mercy,  defend  our  souls  and  bodies  from  all 
danger  during  the  coming  night;  for  the  love  of 
thine  only  Son  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 

Here  introduce  such  of  the  Special  or  Occasional  Prayers 
or  Thanksgivings  front  Part  III.  as  are  suitable,  may 
be  requested,  or  the  Minister  s  discretion  i7iay  suggest.    . 

OGOD  !  who  art  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of 
lords,  we  beseech  thee  favourably  to  look  upon 
all  rulers  and  magistrates,  and  to  send  down  thy 
blessings  upon  the  President  of  these  United  States, 
and  on  all  others  in  authority  over  us.  Give  them 
grace  to  live  to  the  advancement  of  thy  glory,  the 


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46  SERVICES    FOR    WEEK    DAYS.  [Part 

good  of  thy  church,  and  the  welfare  of  our  country ; 
through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Redeemer.     Amen, 

ALMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God!  send  down 
upon  our  pastors,  upon  all  thy  ministers,  and 
upon  the  congregations  committed  to  their  charge, 
the  healthful  spirit  of  thy  grace.  Fill  thy  servants 
so  abundantly  with  the  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and 
so  clothe  them  with  innocence  of  life,  that  they  may 
exercise  their  ministry  to  the  glory  of  thy  name,  and 
to  the  edification  of  thy  holy  Church,  through  Jesus 
Christ,  our  Lord.     A7nen. 

OGOD  !  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  man- 
kind, we  humbly  beseech,  thee  for  all  sorts  and 
conditions  of  men,  that  thou  wouldst  be  pleased  to 
make  thy  ways  known  unto  them,  thy  saving  health 
unto  all  nations.  We  pray  to  thee  especially  for  the 
prosperity  of  the  Church  Universal,  that  it  may  be 
so  governed  by  thy  Spirit,  that  all  who  profess  and 
call  themselves  Christians  may  be  led  into  the  way 
of  truth,  and  hold  the  faith  in  unity  of  spirit,  in  the 
bond  of  peace,  and  in  righteousness  of  life.  Finally, 
we  commend  to  thy  fatherly  goodness  all  who  are 
distressed  in  mind,  body  or  estate;  that  it  may 
please  thee  to  comfort  and  relieve  them,  according 
to  their  several  necessities,  giving  them  repentance 
and  patience  under  their  sufferings,  and  a  happy 
issue  out  of  all  their  afflictions.  All  these  things 
we  ask  of  thee  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


Second.]  SERVICES  FOR  WEEK  DAYS.  47 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  who  hast  given  us  grace  at 
this  time,  with  one  accord,  to  make  our  common 
supplications  unto  thee ;  and  hast  promised  that 
when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name, 
thou  wilt  grant  their  requests  ;  fulfil  now,  O  Lord  ! 
the  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be 
most  expedient  for  them,  granting  us,  in  this  world, 
knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come, 
life  everlasting.     Afnen. 

Here  may  be  sung  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or  Hymft. 

After  which  shall  be  said  a  Benediction. 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Amen.  Numb,  vi..,  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the 
love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.  Amen.  II.  Cor., 
xiii.,  14. 

MY  brethren  !    the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter,  iv.,  7, 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


hiniu  far  iniis  nf  f  ulilir  lumiliatinn. 

T/ie  Service  may  cormnettce  with  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or 
Hymn,  antiounced  by  the  Minister,  during  which  Min- 
ister and  People  stand. 


0 


Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

Theti  the  Minister  shall  say, 

Let  us  pray. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  and  Merciful  Father !  into 
whose  presence  we  have  come  to  offer  the  sacri- 
fice of  repentance  and  prayer,  in  the  observance 
of  this  day  of  public  humiliation,  dispose  our  hearts 
to  sincere  and  deep  self-abasement.  Thou  art  full 
of  compassion,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness  : 
favourably  hear  our  prayers,  and  those  of  our  breth- 
ren, who  now  call  upon  thee ;  through  Jesus  Christ, 
thy  Son.     Amen. 

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Second.]         SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  49 


W 


E  beseech  thee,  O  Lord !  to  give  us  grace,  now 
and  at  all  times,  to  hear  thy  holy  word  with 
attention,  with  reverence,  and  with  fear;  and  to 
receive  willingly  the  instructions  and  admonitions 
which  may  be  addressed  to  us  by  the  ministry  of 
thy  servants.  Vouchsafe  to  them  thine  especial 
help  ;  and  grant  that  they  labour  not  in  vain.  Let 
not  thy  word  return  to  thee  unfruitful.  May  it 
please  thee  to  accompany  it  with  the  power  and 
efficacy  of  thy  Holy  Spirit;  through  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Lord.     A7nen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

HEAR  with  reverence,  the  Ten  Commandments 
of  the  Law  of  God,  as  they  are  written  in  the 
2oth  chapter  of  the  Book  of  Exodus. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GOD   spake  these  words,  saying,  1  am    the  Lord 
thy  God,  who  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 


Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

II. 
Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 
under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I,  the  Lord  thy  God, 
am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
3 


50  SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  [Part 

upon  the  children,  unto  the  third  and  fourth  gene- 
ration of  them  that  hate  me;  and  showing  mercy 
unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments. 

III. 
Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain  :   for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

IV. 

Remember  the  Sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six 
days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work;  but  the 
seventh  day  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  v/ork ;  thou,  nor  thy  son, 
nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid- 
servant, nor  thy  cattle,  nor  the  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates  :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day ;  wherefore,  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Sabbath  day  and  hallowed  it. 

v. 
Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother ;  that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

VI. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

VII. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

VIII. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 


Second.]       SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  51 

IX. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

X. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house ;  thou 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife ;  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his 
ass  ;  nor  anything  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

HEAR  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith,  in 
the  2 2d  chapter  of   the  Gospel  according    to 
St.  Matthew. 

THOU  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,   and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind.     This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment. 

And  the  second  is  like  unto  it.  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets. 

DEARLY  beloved  ! 
There  is  not  a   just  man  upon   earth,   that 
doeth  good  and  sinneth  not.     Ecc.  vii.  20. 

If  we  say  we  are  perfect,  it  shall  also  prove  us 
perverse.     Job  ix.^  20. 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  God.    Psalm  cxxx.,  4. 

He  hath  raised  up  his  Son  Jesus,  and  sent  him  to 
bless  us,  in  turning  away  every  one  of  us  from  his 
iniquities.     Acts,  in.,  26. 

By  prayer   and  supplication,   with  thanksgiving, 


52  SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.         [Part 

let  our  requests  be  made  known  unto  God,     Philip- 
iv.,  6. 


0 


Let  us  pray. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
we  humble  ourselves  before  thy  Divine  Majesty. 
Thou  art  God  over  all,  the  Supreme,  the  Eternal. 
Thou  didst  make  the  heavens,  and  all  the  hosts 
thereof;  the  earth,  and  all  that  therein  is.  Thou 
givest  life  to  all  things ;  and  the  army  of  heaven 
boweth  down  before  thee.  Thy  majesty  is  incom- 
prehensible ;  thy  greatness  infinitely  above  our 
thoughts  and  our  praises.  But  thy  goodness  is  over 
all  thy  works,  and  we  offer  unto  thee  our  thanks  for 
the  manifold  blessings  thou  hast  vouchsafed  to  us, 
even  unto  this  day. 

O  Lord  !  we  are  crowned  with  thy  favours ;  and 
the  testimonies  of  thy  loving-kindness  are  ever 
around  us.  Thou  hast  given  us  life  ;  and  thy  boun- 
tiful hand  hath  not  ceased  to  provide  all  that  is 
necessary,  to  enable  us  to  pass  our  days  in  peace. 
But  we  praise  thee,  especially,  that  thou  hast  blessed 
us  with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  Jesus  Christ,  and 
art  willing  to  number  us  with  those  who  have  been 
ransomed  by  the  blood  of  thy  Son,  and  are  called 
to  inherit  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom.  Through  thy 
great  mercy,  thou  hast  offered  to  all  of  us  the  means 
of  salvation,  furthering  us  by  thy  word,  by  the  influ- 
ence of  thy  Spirit,  by  the  voice  of  thy  servants,  by 
thy  bounties,  thy  chastisements,  and  thy  continued 


Second.]     SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  53 

help.  Thou  hast  not  rejected  us  in  the  midst  of  our 
iniquities  ;  we  are  this  day  engaged  in  thy  worship  ; 
and  thou  art  still  disposed  to  bless  us. 

But  we  have  abused  thy  mercies,  O  our  God  ! 
and  have  made  them  the  occasions  of  transgressing. 
We  have  not  served  thee,  even  whilst  receiving  thy 
benefits.  We  have  not  walked  in  the  light  of  thy 
Gospel,  nor  have  we  lived  in  a  manner  worthy  of 
our  vocation. 

O  Lord  !  we  confess  the  multitude  and  greatness 
of  our  iniquities.  Neither  we,  nor  our  rulers,  nor 
our  pastors,  nor  the  people,  have  been  mindful  of 
thy  commandments,  nor  of  the  warnings  vouchsafed 
unto  us  during  the  years  of  thy  forbearance.  O 
Lord  !  the  sins  committed  among  us  provoke  thine 
anger.  Impiety  and  indevotion,  hypocrisy,  blas- 
phemy, and  the  profanation  of  thy  holy  name,  of  thy 
worship,  and  of  thy  laws;  injustice,  violence  and 
fraud ;  hatred,  dissensions,  envy  and  evil  speaking ; 
sensuality  and  intemperance  ;  pride,  luxury,  avarice, 
and  the  love  of  the  world;  open  transgressions,  and 
secret  sins ;  the  trespasses  of  the  high,  and  the  tres- 
passes of  the  low ;  all  these  sins,  O  God  !  most 
righteous  judge,  all  these  sins  pollute  our  country 
and  its  inhabitants,  and  justly  kindle  thine  indigna- 
tion and  thy  wrath. 

O  Lord  !  thou  art  just,  and  we  are  wicked.  To 
thee  belongeth  righteousness ;  to  us  confusion  of 
face.     Thou  mayest  justly  condemn  us,  and  cast  us 


54  SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  [Part 

away  from  thy  presence  ;  but  we  confess  our  guilt, 
and  humbly  trust  to  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

O  God  !  who  desirest  not  the  death  of  a  sinner, 
but  rather  that  he  may  turn  from  his  wickedness 
and  live  ;  who  despisest  not  the  prayers  and  sighs 
of  such  as  call  upon  thee,  hearken  unto  us,  and  to 
all  who  confess  their  faults.  Give  thy  grace  unto 
those  who  are  penitent.  Turn  us  unto  thee,  that, 
forsaking  our  sins  and  living  in  newness  of  life,  we 
may  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight. 

O  Lord  bur  God !  we  ask  these  blessings  through 
thine  infinite  goodness,  in  the  name  of  thy  Son,  our 
Redeemer,  who  hath  taught  us  to  pray  unto  thee, 
saying : — 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread  ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     A?jien. 

Thc7i  shall  be  read  a  Lessoji  from  the  Old  Testament. 

Before  reading  the  Lessons  from  the  Old  and  New  Testa- 
ments, the  Minister  shall annoujice  the  BOOK  and  CHAV- 
ter  ;  and  after  reading  them,  shall  use  these  words. 
Here  endeth  the  First,  or  the  Second  Lesson. 

After  the  Lesson  from  the  Old  Testament,  shall  be  snng 
the  following 

DOXOLOGY. 


Second.]       service  for  public  humiliation.       55 

Or   a   Canticle,   Psabn  or  Hym7i,   announced  by    the 
Mmister. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  tov/ards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give 
thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy;  thou  only  art  the  Lord; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

Theft  shall  be  read  a  Lesso7i  from  the  New  Testament. 

After  which,  may  be  sung  a  Psalm  or  Hymn. 

Then  the  Sermon,  a  Psabn  or  Hymn,  and  a  Doxology. 

If  any  of  the  Prayers  or  Thanksgivings  from  Part  HI. 
are  to  be  used,  notice  7nay  be  given  here. 

Then  the  Alinister  shall  say, 

Let  us  pray. 


56  SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.         [Part 

Here  introduce  the  Prayers  or  Tha7iksgivi7igs  from  Part 
III.,  appropriate  to  the  notice  given. 

After  which,  the  prayer  follow  ijig,  and  a  Benedictio7t. 

OLORD,  our  God!  Creator  and  Father  of  the 
human  race  !  who  hast  commanded  that  prayer 
and  supplication  be  made  for  all  mankind,  we  be- 
seech thee  that  the  light  of  thy  holy  Gospel  may 
shine  upon  all  nations  and  upon  all  men,  who  still  sit 
in  darkness,  to  the  end  that  thy  name,  which  is 
great  and  holy,  may  be  known  and  glorified  in  all 
places;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

We  pray  to  thee,  O  God!  for  the  prosperity  of 
the  Church  Universal.  Guide  it  always  by  thy 
word  and  Spirit ;  and  suffer  not  the  gates  of  hell  to 
prevail  against  it.  Deliver  all  Churches  which  suffer 
persecution.  Take  away,  we  beseech  thee,  the 
errors  and  dissensions  which  disturb  thy  people ; 
and  unite  them  all  in  the  bonds  of  truth,  of  godli- 
ness, and  of  peace.  Vouchsafe  thy  blessin;^  to  the 
Churches  of  these  States ;  preserve  them  from  error 
and  from  vice ;  remove  from  them  ignorance  and 
scandal ;  and  grant  that  peace,  order  and  piety  may 
prevail  among  them.  O  Lord !  be  gracious  unto 
this  Church,  and  increase  in  us  the  knowledge  and 
the  fear  of  thy  name. 

We  commend  to  thy  favour,  O  God !  all  pastors 
and  ministers,  who  have  been  ordained  to  lead  thy 
flocks.  Sanctify  and  endue  plenteously  with  thy 
gifts,  those  who  exercise  the  holy  ministry,  and  those 
who  are   preparing  for   it ;  and    send  forth  always 


Second.]       SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  57 

faithful  labourers  into  thy  harvest.  Grant  success  to 
the  pious  designs  and  holy  efforts  of  all  thy  servants, 
who  seek  thy  glory  and  the  edification  of  thy  church. 
Purify  thy  sanctuary,  and  rekindle  the  zeal  of  pas- 
tors and  people ;  that  thy  holy  name  may  be  more 
and  more  glorified  among  us. 

We  offer  also  unto  thee  our  prayers  for  all  rulers 
and  magistrates.  Give  them  a  knowledge  of  thy- 
self, and  inspire  them  with  true  zeal  for  thy  glory 
and  the  good  of  thy  church.  We  pray  for  thy  bless- 
ing on  the  President  of  these  United  States,  and  on 
all  in  authority  over  us.  Guide  them  in  the  dis- 
charge of  their  respective  duties,  and  grant  that  they 
may  have  constantly  in  view  the  advancement  of  the 
public  good. 

O  God  !  continue  to  watch  over  our  country,  and 
to  bless  us.  Withdraw  not  thy  grace  from  the  peo- 
ple of  these  States.  Turn  away  from  us  thy  judg- 
ments, and  be  favorable  unto  us,  for  the  sake  of  thy 
holy  name. 

We  implore  thy  grace  for  all  who  are  in  tribula- 
tion. We  commend,  especially,  to  thy  mercy  all 
those  who  are  under  the  cross,  and  who  suffer  perse- 
cution for  righteousness'  sake.  Gomfort  and  deliver 
them;  raise  up  those  who  are  fallen;  and  strengthen 
all,  that  they  may  glorify  thee  in  life  and  in  death. 
Pity  and  relieve  all  who  are  troubled  in  mind,  body, 
or  estate.  Grant  them  repentance  and  resignation, 
and  grace  to  make  a  right  use  of  their  afflictions. 

Finally,  we  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  !  to  hear  the 


58  SERVICE    FOR    PUBLIC    HUMILIATION.  [Part 

prayers,  and  accept  the  praises,  which  have  this 
day  been  offered  up  unto  thee ;  and  give  us,  we 
pray  thee,  a  due  sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  we 
may  show  forth  thy  praise,  not  only  with  our  lips, 
but  in  our  lives ;  by  giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  ser- 
vice, and  by  walking  before  thee,  in  holiness  and 
righteousness,  all  our  days ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  all  honour  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Ai7ien.  Numb,  vi.^ 
24,  25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  us  all  evermore.     Avieji.     II.  Cor.,  xiii.,  14. 

MY  brethren  !  the   end   of  all   things   is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter,  iv.,  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


Second.] 


imiu  to  Butts  nf  ^^uhlir  ®liiiiitegiiiiiig. 

T/ie  Service  may  commence  with  a  Canticle,  Psalm  or 
Hymn,  announced  by  the  Minister,  duri?ig  which 
Minister  and  People  stand. 


0 


Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psahn  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  and  heavenly  Father!  we 
have  come  together  on  this  day  of  public 
thanksgiving,  to  offer  unto  thee  our  praises  and  our 
prayers,  and  to  hear  thy  holy  word.  Thou  hast 
promised  to  hearken  favourably  unto  all  those  who 
call  upon  thee  in  the  name  of  thy  Son.  We,  there- 
fore, beseech  thee  to  look  down  upon  us  in  mercy, 
and  to  purify  our  thoughts  and  affections,  that  we 
may  render  unto  thee  an  acceptable  service ;  through 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(59) 


60  SERVICE    FOR    DAYS    OF    THANKSGIVING.       [Part 

OGOD  !  who  hast  given  thy  Holy  Scriptures  for 
our  instruction,  we  beseech  thee  to  enlighten 
our  minds  and  purify  our  hearts,  that  we  may 
worthily  read,  hear,  and  meditate  upon  them,  and 
may  understand  and  receive,  as  we  ought,  the  things 
which  are  therein  revealed.  Enable  thy  ministers 
to  declare  thy  word  with  purity  and  clearness,  with 
simplicity  and  zeal.  Render  their  preaching  effectual, 
through  the  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  so  that  the 
good  seed  may  be  received  into  our  hearts  as  into 
ground  well  prepared,  and  bring  forth  fruit  in 
abundance.  GrsCnt  that  we  may  be  not  only  hearers, 
but  doers  of  thy  word,  and  that,  living  conformably 
with  its  divine  instructions,  during  the  time  of  our 
sojourning  here,  we  may  attain  unto  eternal  salva- 
tion ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  may  be  swig  a  Psalm  or  Hyimi. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

HEAR,  with  reverence,  the  Ten  Commandments 
of  the  Law  of  God,  as  they  are  written  in  the 
2oth  chapter  of  the  Book  of  Exodus. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GOD   spake  these  words,  saying,  1  am    the  Lord 
thy  God,  who  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

I. 
Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 


Second.]     service  for  days  of  thanksgiving.     61 

II. 
Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water 
under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I,  the  Lord  thy  God, 
am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children,  unto  the  third  and  fourth  gene- 
ration of  them  that  hate  me ;  and  showing  mercy 
unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments. 

III. 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

IV. 

Remember  the  Sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six 
days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy  work ;  but  the 
seventh  day  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  v/ork ;  thou,  nor  thy  son, 
nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid- 
servant, nor  thy  cattle,  nor  the  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates  :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day ;  wherefore,  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Sabbath  day  and  hallowed  it. 

V. 

Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother ;  that  thy  days 


62         SERVICE    FOR    DAYS    OF    THANKSGIVING.       [Part 

may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

VI. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

VII. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

VIII. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

IX. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbour. 

X. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house ;  thou 
shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife ;  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his 
ass  ;  nor  anything  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

HEAR  also  What  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith,  in 
the  2 2d  chapter  of   the  Gospel  according   to 
St.  Matthew. 

THOU  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,   and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind.     This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment. 

And  the  second  is  like  unto  it.  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets. 


Second.]      SERVICE  FOK   DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.       63 

DEARLY  beloved ! 
If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  our- 
selves, and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.     /.  John^  /.,  8. 

If  God  enter  into  judgment  with  us,  in  his  sight 
shall  no  man  living  be  justified.     Psalm  cxliii.^  2. 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  him.     Psalm  cxxx,  4. 

If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  un- 
righteousness.    /.  John^  /.,  9. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit ;  a 
broken  and  a  contrite  heart  he  will  not  despise. 
Psalm  //.,  17. 

Him  that  cometh  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will 
in  no  wise  cast  out.     St.  John  vi.,  37. 

Let  us,  therefore,  humbly  confess  our  sins. 

OLORD  God!  Eternal  and  Almighty  Father! 
we  confess  before  thy  Divine  Majesty  that  we 
are  miserable  sinners,  born  in  corruption  and  in- 
iquity, prone  to  evil,  and  of  ourselves  incapable  of 
any  good.  We  acknowledge  that  we  transgress,  in 
various  ways,  thy  holy  commandments,  so  that  we 
draw  down  on  ourselves,  through  thy  righteous 
judgment,  condemnation  and  death.  We  are,  O 
Lord  !  under  heartfelt  sorrow  for  having  offended 
thee;  and  we  implore  thy  grace  to  relieve  our 
wretchedness.  Vouchsafe,  O  most  gracious  God 
and  merciful  Father !  to  have  compassion  on  us,  in 
the  name  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Par- 
don our  sins,  give  us  the  graces  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  increase  them  day  by  day;    to  the  end,  that 


64        SERVICE    FOR    DAYS    OF    THANKSGIVING.       [Part 

heartily  acknowledging  our  unworthiness,  and  for- 
saking our  sins,  we  may  be  filled  with  that  godly 
sorrow  which  worketh  repentance  unto  salvation, 
and  may  bring  forth  fruits  of  righteousness  accept- 
able to  thee ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

OUR  Fathei,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  froi7i  the  Old  Testament. 

After  which  shall  be  sung  the  followmg 

DOXOLOGY. 

Or    a    Canticle,    Psalm,    or  Hymn,   announced   by    the 
Minister. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we  give 
thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;   O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that 


Second.]       SERVICE  FOR  DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.       65 

takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  that  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou  that 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  read  a  Lesson  from  the  New  Testament. 

If  any  of  the  Prayers  or  Thanksgivings  from  Part  III. 
are  to  be  used,  notice  may  be  given  here. 

Then  the  Mi7iister  shall  say. 
Let  us  pray. 

Here  introduce  the  Prayers  or  Thanksgivings  from  Part 
III,  appropriate  to  the  tiot ice  given. 

After  which,  as  follows. 

OGOD  !  of  infinite  wisdom,  power  and  goodness, 
we  acknowledge  thee  as  the  Creator  of  all  things 
in  the  heavens  above,  in  the  earth  beneath,  and  in 
the  paths  of  the  sea.  We  adore  thee  for  the  grandeur 
and  beauty  of  all  thy  works.  We  adore  thy  loving- 
kindness,  in  having  made  them  subservient  to  the 
wants  and  happiness  of  thy  children.  What  is  man, 
that  thou  art  mindful  of  him,  and  the  son  of  man, 
that  thou  visitest  him  !  Thou  hast  given  him  do- 
minion over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over  the  fowls 


66         SERVICE    FOR    DAYS    OF    THANKSGIVING.       [Part 

of  the  air,  and  over  every  living  thing  that  moveth 
upon  the  earth.  Thou  hast  given  to  him  for  meat 
every  moving  thing  that  liveth,  and  every  herb  yield- 
ing seed,  and  every  fruit  tree  yielding  fruit,  after  its 
kind.  Thou  hast  crowned  us  with  mercy  and  lov- 
ing-kindness. 

We  adore  thee  for  thy  gracious  promise  of  old, 
that  while  the  earth  remaineth,  seed  time  and  har- 
vest, and  cold  and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter, 
and  day  and  night,  shall  not  cease.  Thou  visitest 
the  earth  and  blessest  it.  Thou  sendest  the  springs 
into  the  valleys  which  run  among  the  hills.  Thou 
causest  the  grass  to  grow  for  all  cattle,  and  herb 
for  the  service  of  man,  that  he  may  bring  forth  food 
out  of  the  earth.  Thou  makest  the  furrows  of  the 
field  soft  with  showers  ;  thou  blessest  the  springing 
thereof.  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ;  the 
valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn  ;  they  shout 
for  joy.  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness; 
thy  clouds  drop  fatness ;  they  drop  upon  the  pas- 
tures of  the  wilderness,  and  the  little  hills  rejoice 
on  every  side.  O  Lord  !  how  manifold  are  thy 
works  !  in  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all. 

We  would  adore  thee,  O  God  !  not  only  in  the 
riches  of  thy  bounty  and  compassion,  but  in  thy 
righteous  judgments.  Thou  openest  thine  hand, 
and  we  are  filled  with  good ;  thou  hidest  thy  face, 
and  we  are  troubled.  But  we  know,  O  God  !  that 
in  thy  wrath  thou  rememberest  mercy  ;  and  we  ac- 
knowledge  thy  long-suffering  and  thy  loving-kind- 


Second.]    SERVICE  FOR  DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.         67 

ness.  Give  us  grace  to  believe  and  feel,  that  whom 
the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth ;  and  make  us  ever 
ready  to  offer  unto  thee,  in  spirit  and  in  truth,  the 
prayer  of  the  holy  prophet :  Although  the  fig  tree 
shall  not  blossom,  neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines, 
the  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail,  and  the  fields  shall 
yield  no  meat ;  the  flock  shall  be  cut  off  from  the 
fold,  and  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls ;  yet 
we  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  we  will  joy  in  the  God 
of  our  salvation. 

For  ourselves  and  our  country,  O  gracious  God  ! 
we  thank  thee,  that  notwithstanding  our  manifold 
transgressions  of  thy  holy  laws,  thou  hast  so  con- 
stantly done  good  to  us ;  that  thou  hast  given  us 
rain  from  heaven,  and  fruitful  seasons,  filling  our 
hearts  with  food  and  gladness.  These  have  been 
among  the  witnesses  of  thy  great  goodness,  for  they 
certify  of  thee  that  thou  art  the  living  God.  Teach 
us  to  believe  with  a  strong  faith,  that  thou  art  Lord 
of  the  seasons  ;  that  thou  biddest  the  earth  to  bring 
forth,  and  it  obeyeth  thee.  Accept  our  thanksgiv- 
ings for  all  the  blessings  of  the  year  now  drawing  to 
a  close  ;  fill  our  hearts  with  humility  and  love,  with 
gratitude  and  trust ;  continue  thy  loving-kindness 
to  us,  and  assist  us  to  show  forth  the  fruits  of  grace, 
in  a  sincere  obedience  to  his  will,  through  whom 
all  blessings  are  vouchsafed,  thy  Son  our  Saviour, 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Here  fuay  be  sung  a  Psalm  or  Hymn. 


68  SERVICE  FOR  DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.        [Part 

Then  the  Serjnon,  a  Psalm  or  Hyjnn,  and  a  Doxology. 
After  which  the  following  Prayer  and  a  Benediction. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD  our  God!  Creator  and  Father  of  the 
'  human  race,  who  hast  commanded  that  prayer 
and  supplication  be  made  for  all  mankind,  we  be- 
seech thee  that  the  light  of  the  holy  Gospel  may 
shine  upon  all  nations  and  upon  all  men,  who  still 
sit  in  darkness,  to  the  end  that  thy  name,  which  is 
great  and  holy,  may  be  known  and  glorified  in  all 
places,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

We  pray  to  thee,  O  Lord  !  for  the  prosperity  of 
the  Church  Universal.  Guide  it  always  by  thy 
word  and  Spirit,  and  suffer  not  the  gates  of  hell  to 
prevail  against  it.  Deliver  all  Churches  which  suffer 
persecution.  Take  away,  we  beseech  thee,  the  errors 
and  dissensions  which  disturb  thy  people ;  and  unite 
them  all  in  the  bonds  of  truth,  of  godliness,  and  of 
peace.  Vouchsafe  thy  blessing  to  the  Churches  of 
these  States  ;  preserve  them  from  error  and  from 
vice ;  remove  from  them  ignorance  and  scandal ; 
and  grant  that  peace,  order  and  piety  may  prevail 
among  them.  O  Lord !  be  gracious  unto  this 
Church,  and  increase  in  us  the  knowledge  and  the 
fear  of  thy  name. 

We  commend  to  thy  favour,  O  God  !  all  pastors 
and  ministers,  who  have  been  ordained  to  lead  thy 
flocks.      Sanctify  and   endue  plenteously  with   thy 


Second.]      SERVICE  FOR  DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.       69 

gifts,  those  who  exercise  the  holy  ministry,  and  those 
who  are  preparing  for  it ;  and  send  forth  always 
faithful  labourers  into  thy  harvest.  Grant  success 
to  the  pious  designs  and  holy  efforts  of  all  thy 
servants,  who  seek  thy  glory  and  the  edification  of 
thy  church.  Purify  thy  sanctuary,  and  rekindle  the 
zeal  of  pastors  and  people ;  that  thy  holy  name  may 
be  more  and  more  glorified  among  us. 

We  offer  also  unto  thee  our  prayers  for  all  rulers 
and  magistrates.  Give  them  a  knowledge  of  thy- 
self, and  inspire  them  with  true  zeal  for  thy  glory 
and  the  good  of  thy  church.  We  pray  for  thy  bless- 
ing on  the  President  of  these  United  States,  and  on 
all  in  authority  over  us.  Guide  them  in  the  dis- 
charge of  their  respective  duties,  and  grant  that 
they  may  have  constantly  in  view  the  advancement 
of  the  public  good. 

O  God  !  continue  to  watch  over  our  country,  and 
to  bless  us.  Withdraw  not  thy  grace  from  the  people 
of  these  States.  Turn  away  from  us  thy  judgments, 
and  be  favourable  unto  us,  for  the  sake  of  thy  holy 
name. 

We  implore  thy  grace  for  all  who  are  in  tribula- 
tion. We  commend,  especially,  to  thy  mercy  all 
those  who  are  under  the  cross,  and  who  suffer  per- 
secution for  righteousness'  sake.  Comfort  and  de- 
liver them ;  raise  up  those  who  are  fallen ;  and 
strengthen  all,  that  they  may  glorify  thee  in  life  and 
in  death.     Pity  and  relieve  all  who  are  troubled  in 


70  SERVICE  FOR  DAYS  OF  THANKSGIVING.        [Part 

mind,  body,  or  estate.  Grant  them  repentance  and 
resignation,  and  grace  to  make  a  right  use  of  their 
afflictions. 

Finally,  we  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  !  to  hear  the 
prayers,  and  accept  the  praises,  which  have  this  day 
been  offered  up  unto  thee ;  and  give  us,  we  pray 
thee,  a  due  sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  we  may 
show  forth  thy  praise,  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in 
our  lives ;  by  giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  service,  and 
by  walking  before  thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness 
all  our  days;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to 
whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honour 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

BENEDICTIONS. 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious 
ijnto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon 
you,  and  give  you  peace.  Ame?i.  Numbers^  vi.,  24, 
25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.  Amen.  II.  Cor., 
xiii.,  14. 

MY  brethren  !   the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand. 
Be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto  prayer. 
/.  Peter.,  iv.^  7. 

The  Lord  be  with  you.  Almighty  God,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  bless  and 
protect  you.     Amen. 


Third.] 


PART    THIRD 


SECTION   FIRST. 

Jk^m  far  Itnbtr  dDrtasinnB. 

TO    BE    USED    AS    PART    OF    THE    MORNING    SERVICE. 


J^or  the  Day  of  the  Nativity. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  merciful  Father !  it  is  our 
duty  to  bless  thee,  and  to  give  thee  thanks  at  all 
times,  but  more  especially  on  this  day,  when  we 
commemorate  the  blessed  nativity  of  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Redeemer. 

Thou  hadst  promised  to  our  first  parents  in  Para- 
dise, to  send  thy  Son  into  the  world.  Thou  hadst 
ordained  his  coming  to  be  announced  by  the  pro- 
phets ;  and  thou  didst  cause  him  to  be  born  in  the 
fulness  of  time.     Thine  eternal  Son,  who,  from  the 

(71) 


72  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

beginning,  was  with  thee,  vouchsafed  to  take  upon 
him  our  nature,  and  to  become  man ;  so  that  he  is 
very  God  and  very  man,  our  Immanuel,  God  with 
us.  He  who  was  in  the  form  of  God,  took  upon 
him  the  form  of  a  servant.  He  partook,  as  children 
do,  of  our  nature,  even  of  our  flesh  and  blood.  He 
was  made  like  unto  his  brethren  in  all  things,  yet 
without  sin,  to  the  end  that  he  might  be  a  merciful 
high  priest,  to  make  reconciliation  for  our  sins. 

How  great  is  this  mystery  of  godliness  !  God 
manifest  in  the  flesh,  justified  in  the  spirit,  seen  of 
angels,  preached  unto  the  Gentiles,  believed  on  in 
the  world,  and  received  up  into  glory  ! 

O  God  !  we  believe  and  confess,  to  the  praise  of 
thy  mercy,  that  it  is  through  the  coming  of  thy  Son 
into  the  world  that  we  do  not  perish  eternally.  May 
our  prayers  and  thanksgivings,  on  this  solemn  occa- 
sion, be  acceptable  unto  thee  !  Favourably  look 
upon  thy  people,  who  offer  unto  thee  their  supplica- 
tions. Preserve  thy  church,  which  this  day  com- 
memorates the  Advent  of  the  Redeemer,  and  cele- 
brates thy  praises. 

O  God  !  heavenly  Father !  who  didst  send  the 
angel  Gabriel  to  announce  the  birth  of  thy  Son, 
Jesus  Christ,  and  didst  cause  him  to  be  born  of  the 
holy  Virgin,  through  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit ; 
sanctify  us  by  the  same  Spirit,  that  Christ  may  be 
formed  in  us,  that  he  may  live  in  us  and  dwell  in 
us  by  faith,  that  we  may  live  only  in  him,  and  for 
him. 


Third.]       PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  73 

O  Lord  !  who  didst  cause  a  miraculous  splendour 
to  shine  around  the  shepherds,  on  the  night  in 
which  thy  Son  came  into  the  world,  illumine  our 
minds,  we  beseech  thee,  with  thy  celestial  light.  So 
assist  us  by  thy  grace,  O  heavenly  Father  !  that  we 
may  live  henceforth,  even  unto  the  end,  as  becometh 
those  who  believe  that  thy  Son  came  to  save  them ; 
and  may  await  with  joy  and  in  peace,  the  glorious 
appearing  of  Jesus  Christ ;  to  whom,  with  thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  be  rendered  honour  and  glory,  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


For  the  tivo  Sundays  during  the  Holy  Days  of  the 
Nativity. 

OGOD  !  Creator  of  the  world.  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  we  lift  up  our  hearts  unto  thee,  we 
adore  thy  Majesty,  we  offer  the  humble  sacrifice  of 
praise  and  thanksgiving,  more  especially  at  this 
time,  when  so  many  of  thy  servants  commemorate 
the  nativity  of  their  Redeemer. 

Through  thy  great  love  tov/ards  mankind,  thou 
didst  send  thine  only  Son  into  the  world.  Thou 
didst  ordain  that  he  should  be  born  on  earth ;  that 
there  he  should  be  subject  to  the  infirmities  of  our 
nature ;  and  that  he  should  offer  up,  on  the  cross, 
for  the  salvation  of  men,  the  same  body  with  which 
he  had  come  into  the  world. 

O  Lord  !   we  acknowledge,  with  joy  and  thanks- 

4 


74  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

giving,  that  by  his  birth,  and  by  his  sacrifice,  all  who 
serve  thee  faithfully  are  raised  from  death  into  life, 
and  made  heirs  of  thy  kingdom.  We  therefore 
magnify  thy  name,  and  adore  thy  mercy.  Let  all 
the  angels  extol  thy  glory  and  thy  goodness !  Let 
the  sons  of  men  proclaim  thy  great  praise,  and  say, 
Glory  be  to  God  in  the  highest,  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men  ! 

Jesus  !  Son  of  God !  we  bless  thee  that  thou 
madest  thyself  man  to  redeem  us  ;  and  we  beseech 
thee  to  make  us  truly  sensible  of  the  efficacy  of  this 
redemption.  Thou,  who  art  the  Son  of  the  blessed 
God,  the  joy  and  glory  of  mankind,  the  Lamb  of 
God  which  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have 
mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  wast  upon  earth,  sub- 
ject to  infirmity  as  we  are ;  who  didst  lay  down  thy 
life,  and  having  taken  it  up  again,  art  returned  into 
the  bosom  and  into  the  glory  of  thy  Father  in 
heaven,  where  thou  sittest  at  his  right  hand,  where 
the  angels  are  subject  unto  thee,  and  where  thou  art 
preparing  for  us  eternal  habitations,  favourably  hear 
our  prayers  and  receive  our  praises.  Thou,  who 
didst  come  to  destroy  the  works  of  Satan,  turn  us 
from  our  iniquities.  Thou,  who  wast  born  and 
didst  live  in  lowliness,  renouncing  the  pleasures  and 
glory  of  the  world,  and  submitting  thyself  even  to 
the  death  of  the  cross,  grant  that  we  may  despise 
the  vanities  and  the  deceitful  riches  of  this  mortal 
life,  and  may  aspire  only  to  that  heavenly  glory,  and 
those   everlasting  treasures,  which  thou   hast   pur- 


Third.]       PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS. 


7o 


chased  for  us.  As  thou  hast  so  loved  us,  may  we 
in  like  manner  love  thee,  with  all  our  heart,  and 
may  nothing  ever  separate  us  from  thy  love. 

O  God  !  we  believe  that  thy  dear  Son  was  born 
to  raise  us  to  life  eternal.  Make  us  rightly  to  com- 
prehend that,  having  this  faith  and  this  hope,  we 
ought  to  purify  ourselves,  even  as  he  is  pure.  En- 
able us  worthily  to  celebrate  thy  praise,  and  to  re- 
joice in  the  expectation  of  the  glory  to  be  revealed 
in  us.  And  when  this  mighty  Saviour  shall  again 
appear,  with  power  and  glory,  for  the  sake  of  those 
who  await  his  coming  unto  salvation,  may  we  be 
made  like  unto  him  in  thy  kingdom,  where  he 
liveth,  adored  and  glorified,  through  all  eternity, 
Ame7i. 


0 


For  the  First  Day  of  the  Year. 

ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God  !  we  humble 
ourselves  in  thy  presence,  to  dedicate  unto  thee 
the  beginning  of  this  year,  by  adoration,  prayer  and 
praise.  We  bow  down  before  thy  Supreme  Majesty, 
and  acknowledge,  with  gratitude,  the  manifold  bless- 
ings which  thou  hast  freely  bestowed  upon  us, 
through  the  whole  course  of  our  lives.  We  thank 
thee,  that  having  preserved  us  to  the  present  time, 
thou  hast  permitted  us  to  enter  upon  a  new  year. 

Thou  hast  not  ceased,  O  most  gracious  God  !  to 
vouchsafe  to  us  the  abundance  of  thy  loving-kind- 


76      PRAYERS  FOR  STATED  OCCASIONS.     [Part 

ness.  But  thou  hast  especially  enriched  us  with  thy 
spiritual  blessings,  by  keeping  in  the  midst  of  us  the 
light  of  thy  Gospel.  Thou  hast  invited  us  to  re- 
pentance, through  thy  mighty  help,  through  thy 
great  goodness,  and  through  the  warnings  of  thy 
word  and  of  thy  Spirit ;  and  hast  mercifully  granted 
unto  all  of  us  favourable  opportunities  to  grow  in 
grace,  and  to  attain  unto  salvation.  Receive,  O 
God  !  our  praises  and  our  thanksgivings  ;  and,  not- 
withstanding our  unworthiness,  for  the  love  of  Jesus 
Christ,  take  not  away  from  us  thy  protection  and 
thy  favour. 

O  Lord  !  Ave  would  devote  ourselves  to  thee,  at 
the  beginning  of  this  year,  desiring  to  employ  it 
better  than  we  have  done  the  years  which  are  past ; 
and  to  this  end,  we  ask  thy  grace  and  thy  blessing. 

And,  since  this  day  warns  us,  O  merciful  God  ! 
that  our  years  pass  away,  give  us  grace  seriously  to 
consider  that  our  end  draweth  nigh.  Teach  us  so  to 
discern  the  vanity  of  this  life,  that  we  may  have  an 
understanding  heart ;  that  we  may  aspire  to  that 
better  life,  when  days,  and  months,  and  years,  shall 
be  counted  no  more  forever;  and  that  whilst  we 
continue  in  the  flesh,  we  may  live  no  longer  accord- 
ing to  the  desires  thereof,  but  according  to  thy  will. 
And  grant,  O  God  !  that  when  our  years  shall  come 
to  an  end,  and  the  day  of  our  death  shall  arrive,  we 
may  depart  in  thy  peace,  and  in  the  hope  of  life 
everlasting.     Favourably  hear  us,  and  receive  our 


Third.]       PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  77 

thanksgivings    and    supplications;    through    Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


For  Palm  Sunday. 

BLESSED  Lord !  who  of  thy  tender  mercy  to- 
wards mankind,  didst  offer  thyself  upon  the- 
cross,  a  sacrifice  for  sin ;  grant  that,  through  thy 
grace,  we  may  offer  unto  thee  our  souls  and  bodies 
a  living  sacrifice,  holy  and  acceptable  to  thee,  which 
is  our  reasonable  service. 

Lord  Jesus !  who  didst  enter  into  the  city  of  Je- 
rusalem amidst  the  acclamations  and  praises  of  the 
multitude  and  of  thy  disciples;  who  spread  their 
garments  in  the  way,  and  accompanied  thee  bearing 
in  their  hands  branches  of  palm  trees ;  give  us  grace 
to  prepare  thy  way  by  all  manner  of  good  works,  to 
bear  before  thee  the  fruits  of  righteousness,  and  to 
rejoice  without  ceasing  in  thy  salvation.  O  Lord  ! 
who  wast  well  pleased  to  be  praised  by  the  children 
in  the  temple,  crying  aloud,  Hosannah  to  the  Son 
of  David !  grant  that,  by  imitating  their  innocence 
and  simplicity,  we  may  celebrate  thy  praises  accep- 
tably. And  when  thou  shalt  descend  from  heaven, 
at  the  last  day,  may  we  enter  with  thee  into  the 
heavenly  Jerusalem,  into  the  temple  of  thy  glory,  to 
praise  thee  and  to  bless  thee  forever.     Amen. 


78  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

For  the  Day  of  the  d'ucifixion. 

ALMIGHTY  God!  we  beseech  thee  to  look  fa- 
vourably upon  thy  people,  for  whom  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  was  willing  to  be  delivered  into  the 
hands  of  wicked  men,  and  to  suffer  death  upon  the 
cross.  Grant  that,  as  thy  blessed  Son  shed  his  blood 
an  atonement  for  our  sins,  we  may  thereby  obtain 
pardon  through  thy  mercy ;  and  that  thus  we  may 
draw  near  unto  thee  with  a  true  heart,  in  full  assur- 
ance of  faith,  and  be  enabled  to  serve  thee,  the  liv- 
ing God ;  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 

O  GRACIOUS  and  merciful  God !  who  hast  created 
all  men,  and  hatest  nothing  which  thou  hast  made ; 
we  offer  unto  thee  our  humble  and  fervent  prayers 
for  the  ignorant  and  unbelieving.  May  it  please 
thee  especially,  in  thy  great  mercy,  to  look  upon  the 
children  of  Israel,  once  thy  chosen  people,  now  re- 
jected because  of  unbelief,  but  not  forever;  and 
who  still  belong  to  thine  election,  for  the  sake  of 
their  fathers.  Graciously  hear  the  supplications  of 
thy  Church  for  their  conversion,  and  remove  from 
their  hearts  the  veil  of  spiritual  blindness  and  un- 
belief. O  Lord  Jesus !  who  didst  come  to  save  the 
lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  compassionate 
Redeemer  !  who  didst  pray  for  those  who  crucified 
thee;  have  pity  on  thine  ancient  people  who  still 
reject  thee.  Convert  and  bring  back  the  remnant  of 
Jacob ;  to  the  end  that,  looking  upon  him  whom  they 
pierced,  all  Israel,  according  to  thy  promises,  may  be 
saved. 


Third.]     prayers  for  stated  occasions.  79 

Almighty  God  !  we  implore  thy  great  mercy  in 
favour  of  the  heathen.  Give  them  the  light  of  thy 
Gospel,  that  forsaking  their  unbelief,  they  may  know 
and  serve  thee,  the  living  and  true  God,  and  Jesus 
Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent.  Turn  all  Mahometans 
and  Infidels  from  the  error  of  their  ways.  O  Lord 
Jesus  Christ !  the  Great  Shepherd  of  the  flock,  and 
Redeemer  of  the  world,  who  didst  lay  down  thy 
life  for  the  salvation  of  all  men  ;  bring  home  thy 
sheep  which  are  not  as  yet  in  thy  fold ;  to  the  end 
that  there  may  be  but  one  fold  and  one  Shepherd ; 
and  that  the  fulness  of  the  nations  having  come 
'into  thy  Church,  every  mouth  may  praise  thee,  and 
^very  tongue  acknowledge  thee  to  be  Lord,  to  the 
^lory  of  God,  the  Father. 

^  Favourably  hear  us,  O  Lord  !  O  Lamb  of  God ! 
o  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy 
on  us,  and  receive  our  supplications  and  praises ; 
t^u,  who  reignest  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy 
upst,  One  God,  blessed  forever.     A?nen. 


For  the  Day  of  the  Resuri'ection. 

OvOD  !  we  thank  thee  for  the  privilege  of  com- 
memorating, this  day,  the  fulfilment  of  the  work 
of  oil  redemption.  We  bless  thee  for  thy  mercy 
towaib  mankind,  in  yielding  to  the  death  of  the 
cross  ly  well  beloved  Son,  in  whom  was  no  sin ; 
who  Wj  delivered  up  for  our  trangressions,  and  suf- 
\ 


80  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

fered  for  our  iniquities  ;  who  gave  his  life  an  offering 
for  sin,  and  who  rose  from  the  dead  on  the  third 
day,  as  the  great  Shepherd  of  the  flock. 

Christ,  our  Passover,  hath  been  sacrificed  for  us  ; 
Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead ;  he  hath  conquered 
death,  and  liveth  for  ever  and  ever.      The  Stone 
which  the  builders  rejected,  hath  become  the  head 
of  the  corner.     This  is  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  eyes.     This  is  the  day  which  the 
Lord  hath  made.     Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father 
of  our   Lord    Jesus  Christ,  who,   according  to  his 
abundant  mercy,  hath  begotten  us  again  unto  a  lively 
hope,  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from  thf 
dead  ;  to  an  inheritance  incorruptible  and  undefiled 
and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven  for  u 
Accept,  O   Almighty  God  !    the   sacrifice  of  prai3 
and  thanksgiving  which  thy  servants  offer  unto  ihd, 
on  this  day  of  the  resurrection  of  their  Redeeme 

O  Lord  !  who  hast  opened  unto  us  the  way  ->  a 
better  life,  by  this  resurrection  of  thy  blessed  ^)^  ; 
give  us  grace,  that  being  risen  with  Christ,  wenay 
seek  those  things  which  are  above,  and  not  lose 
which  are  on  earth.  May  we  live  no  more  t' our- 
selves, but  to  him  who  died  and  rose  again  i'  us ; 
to  the  end  that,  in  the  day  of  his  last  com'g,  we 
may  be  partakers  of  the  resurrection  of  th  just ; 
that  our  mortal  bodies  may  put  on  immortaly,  and 
that  we  may  be  found  worthy  to  obtain  th  happi- 
ness of  the  world  to  come,  and  life  eternal ;  hrough 

ilL) 


Third.]       prayers    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  81 

the  same  Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
thee,  God  blessed  and  glorified  for  ever.     Amen. 


For  the  Day  of  the  Ascension. 

OLORD  God  Almighty !  we  would  now,  especial- 
ly, rejoice  in  thy  holy  presence,  and  bless  thee 
for  the  ascension  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour,  who 
was  taken  up  from  earth  into  heaven.  After  thy 
Son  had  humbled  himself,  even  to  the  death  of  the 
cross,  thou  didst  highly  exalt  him,  and  hast  given 
hirft  a  name  which  is  above  every  nam.e.  Thou  hast 
crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour.  Thou  hast 
put  all  things  under  his  feet,  and  hast  made  him  to 
sit  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ !  thou  hast  entered  into 
heaven.  Prince  of  Peace !  the  everlasting  gates 
have  opened  unto  thee.  Thy  kingdom  is  an  ever- 
lasting kingdom.  Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory. 
Thou  art  supreme  in  power,  both  in  heaven  and  on 
earth.  Thou  art  ascended  to  thy  Father  and  our 
Father,  to  thy  God  and  our  God.  Thou  livest  and 
reignest  for  ever  and  ever ;  and  thou  art  able  to  save 
to  the  uttermost  them  who  come  unto  God  by  thee. 
Thou  hast  entered  into  heaven  as  our  forerunner. 
It  is  thy  pleasure,  that  where  thou  art,  there  we 
should  also  be ;  and  we  believe  that  thou  wilt  come 
again,  in  like  manner  as  thy  Apostles  saw  thee  as- 
cend into  heaven.  We  rejoice  in  thy  triumph  and 
4* 


82  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

thy  glory.  We  beseech  thee  to  make  us  partakers 
of  the  fruits  of  thine  ascension,  and  to  send  down 
upon  us  from  on  high,  thy  Holy  Spirit.  Through 
thy  death  and  ascension,  thou  hast  opened  heaven 
unto  us.  Suffer  us  not,  by  our  ingratitude  and  our 
sins,  to  close  it  against  us.  Dispose  us  to  seek  the 
things  which  are  above,  where  thou  sittest  at  the 
right  hand  of  God ;  and  by  holy  meditations  and 
fervent  desires,  to  raise  our  affections  towards  heaven, 
thy  dwelling-place. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ !  who  didst  promise  to  thy 
disciples,  before  thine  ascension,  that  thou  wouldst 
be  with  them,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world ; 
dwell  with  us  according  to  thy  promise,  whilst  we 
are  in  this  body  deprived  of  thy  presence ;  to  the 
end  that,  on  the  day  of  judgment,  the  day  of  thy 
last  coming,  we  may  hear  with  joy  the  voice  of  the 
Archangel ;  that  when  raised  from  the  dead,  we 
may  be  taken  up  to  meet  thee  in  the  air ;  and  may 
come  to  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  to  the  assembly  of 
the  first  born,  and  of  the  just  made  perfect,  to  thee, 
the  mediator  of  the  new  covenant,  and  to  God,  thy 
Father  and  our  Father ;  to  whom  belong  glory  and 
blessing,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


For  the  Day  of  Pentecost. 

ALMIGHTY   God,    Eternal   Father!    we   praise 
thee  and  thank  thee  for  all  thy  benefits,   and, 
especially,  for  those  which  we  commemorate  at  this 


Third.]        PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  83 

time.  We  bless  thee  that  thou  hast  redeemed  us  by 
thy  Son,  and  that,  after  having  exalted  him  to  thy 
right  hand,  thou  didst  send  down  thy  Holy  Spirit 
upon  the  Apostles,  and  afterwards  upon  thy  whole 
Church.  May  it  please  thee,  O  Lord !  graciously  to 
receive  our  thanksgivings  and  our  praises  for  a  gift 
so  precious.  Make  us  more  and  more  sensible,  of 
the  efficacy  of  the  blood  which  thy  Son  hath  shed 
for  us,  and  of  the  all-prevailing  power  of  the  Holy 
Spirit;  to  the  end,  that  we  may  persevere  in  the 
holy  calling  wherewith  thou  hast  honoured  us,  and 
that  we  may  glorify  thee  all  the  days  of  our  lives. 

Spirit  of  Light  and  of  Truth  !  lead  us  into  all 
truth,  enlighten  our  understandings,  and  dispel 
more  and  more  the  darkness  thereof.  Spirit  of 
Prayer  and  of  Supplication  !  .teach  us  to  pray  as  we 
ought,  and  create  in  us  such  holy  desires  as  we  can- 
not express.  Spirit  of  Power  !  sustain  us  always 
by  thine  influence,  be  with  us  in  temptations,  direct 
us  by  thy  grace  without  ceasing,  and  lead  us  con- 
tinually unto  well  doing.  Spirit  of  Holiness ! 
sanctify  our  understandings  and  our  hearts,  purify 
our  affections,  and  prepare  us  to  do  our  duty,  each 
in  the  vocation  to  which  he  is  called.  Spirit  of 
Consolation  !  dwell  with  us  always,  comfort  us  in 
affliction,  fill  us  at  all  times  with  joy  unspeakable 
and  full  of  glory.  Spirit  of  Peace  !  give  us  gentle 
and  charitable  dispositions  towards  one  another; 
give  us  that  peace  which  the  world  can  neither  give 
nor  take  away. 


84  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

O  Holy  and  Divine  Spirit !  thou  who  didst  de- 
scend upon  the  Apostles  in  cloven  tongues,  like  as 
of  fire,  and  didst  bestow  on  them  the  gift  of  divers 
tongues  ;  kindle  in  our  hearts  a  heavenly  flame  ;  in- 
spire us  with  such  fervent  zeal  as  will  lead  us  to 
glorify  thee,  and  to  edify  our  neighbour,  by  all  holy 
conversation,  and  pious  works. 

O  God  !  cast  us  not  away  from  thy  presence,  and 
take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us.  Suffer  us  not  to 
grieve  or  to  quench  this  Holy  Spirit.  May  he  dwell 
continually  in  us,  as  in  his  Temple  !  May  he  guide 
us  during  our  sojourn  on  earth,  and  may  we  rejoice 
without  ceasing  in  his  divine  consolations  !  May 
we  thus  finish  our  course  with  joy !  May  our  mortal 
bodies  be  one  day  quickened  by  the  Spirit;  and 
may  we,  at  last,  be  accounted  worthy  to  enter  into 
thy  glory,  there  to  render  eternally  praise  and  hon- 
our to  the  Father,  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost.     Ame7i. 


For  the  Preparatory  Service  before  Communion  Day, 

OOUR  God,  and  our  Saviour  !  we  humble  our- 
selves before  thee,  and  thank  thee  for  all  thy 
mercies.  We  bless  thee  also,  that  thou  dost  gra- 
ciously call  us,  though  miserable  sinners,  to  thy 
holy  table,  and  to  a  participation  in  the  benefits 
which  Jesus  Christ  hath  purchased  for  us,  by  his 
death  and  resurrection. 


Third.]       PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS. 


85 


O  Lord  !  sanctify  us,  we  beseech  thee,  by  thy 
Spirit ;  for  we  are  of  ourselves  unworthy  to  appear 
at  thy  holy  communion.  Give  us  grace  so  to  com- 
prehend this  holy  and  venerable  sacrament,  and, 
above  all,  thine  exceeding  love,  that  we  may  come 
to  thy  table  with  dispositions  acceptable  unto  thee. 

Produce  in  us,  O  God  !  a  deep  conviction  and  a 
sincere  repentance  of  our  sins,  a  humble  depend- 
ence on  thy  mercy,  fervent  gratitude  for  thine  in- 
finite love,  and  perfect  confidence  in  the  merits  of 
thy  Son,  our  only  consolation  in  life  and  death. 
Grant  unto  us,  O  God,  a  firm  resolution  to  serve 
thee  according  to  thy  will,  and  so  to  order  our  lives 
as  becometh  those  who  renew  their  baptismal  vow, 
and  again  bind  themselves  to  thy  service.  Give  us 
also  grace  to  love  one  another,  even  as  thou  hast 
loved  us ;  and  to  forgive  one  another,  in  like  man- 
ner as  thou  hast  forgiven  us. 

Lord  Jesus  !  supply  in  our  hearts  whatever  is 
wanting  to  our  preparation ;  preserve  us  from  the 
danger  of  eating  this  bread  and  drinking  this  cup 
unworthily,  and  of  thus  rendering  ourselves  guilty 
of  thy  body  and  blood. 

O  Lord  God  !  vouchsafe  so  to  assist  us  by  thy 
grace,  that,  now  and  at  all  times,  we  and  thy  whole 
church  may  commemorate,  as  we  ought,  the  passion 
and  love  of  thy  Son.  May  Jesus  Christ  henceforth 
live  in  us ;  and  may  we  live  in  him,  walking  in  new- 
ness of  life,  even  to  the  end  of  our  days,  to  the 
glory  of  thy  holy  name,  and  to  our  eternal  salva- 


86  PRAYERS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.  [Part 

tion ;    through   the    same  Jesus   Christ,   our   Lord. 
Ame7i. 


A  Prayei'  after  Communion. 

OOUR  God,  and  our  Father !  Sovereign  Lord 
and  Ruler  of  all  things,  who  art  blessed  in  the 
heavens,  and  who  art  seated  between  the  cherubim ; 
thousands  of  thousands  of  angels  continually  wor- 
ship before  thee,  celebrating  thy  glory  and  thy  ma- 
jesty, which  fill  the  heavens  and  the  earth.  We 
praise  thee,  we  magnify  thy  great  mercy,  and  glorify 
thy  name  :  for  thy  name  is  holy  and  glorious,  greatly 
to  be  feared,  and  worthy  to  be  exalted,  now  and  for- 
ever, through  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son. 

We  offer  unto  thee,  O  Lord !  our  thanksgivings 
and  our  praises,  with  humility  and  joy,  for  as  much 
as  thou  hast  vouchsafed  to  receive  us,  miserable  sin- 
ners, at  thy  table,  and  to  number  us  among  thy  ser- 
vants, and  the  heirs  of  thy  kingdom.  We  beseech 
thee,  through  the  merits  of  thy  Son  and  faith  in  his 
blood,  that  we  may  be  partakers  of  the  fruits  of  his 
sacrifice,  which  we  have  this  day  commemorated. 
Grant  that  we  may  obtain,  through  thy  mercy,  re- 
mission of  our  sins,  a  sense  of  thy  love,  that  peace 
which  the  world  neither  giveth  nor  taketh  away,  and 
an  entrance  into  thine  everlasting  kingdom. 

Send  down  upon  us  from  heaven,  thy  Holy 
Spirit,  to  enlighten,  to  sanctify,  to  gladden  our  souls. 


Third.]     prayers  FOR  stated  occasions.  87 

May  we,  through  the  same  Spirit  quickening  us  more 
and  more,  serve  thee  with  a  pure  conscience,  love 
one  another  with  sincerity  of  heart,  walk  in  inno- 
cence, and  keep  ourselves  unspotted  from  the  world. 

So  assist  us,  that  whilst  we  are  here  in  the  body, 
we  may  keep  the  covenant  which  we  have  this  day 
renewed,  and  may  be  faithful  to  thee  even  unto 
death.  May  this  heavenly  food  which  hath  been 
provided  for  us  at  thy  table,  preserve  and  in- 
crease in  us  spiritual  life,  and  destroy  sin  more  and 
more  in  us.  May  we  derive  from  this  communion 
in  the  death  of  thy  Son,  victory  over  temptation, 
perseverance  in  faith,  a  sure  defence  against  our 
spiritual  enemies,  and  a  continual  growth  in  charity, 
humility  and  patience,  that  being  enabled  to  lead  a 
holy  life,  we  may  die  the  death  of  the  righteous. 

Finally,  we  beseech  thee,  O  most  gracious  God  ! 
that  as  thou  hast  received  us  at  this  heavenly  feast, 
prepared  for  us  in  thy  church,  we  may  be  admitted, 
after  our  departure  from  this  world,  to  the  marriage 
feast  of  the  Lamb,  with  all  thy  saints  and  all  thine 
elect,  in  thy  heavenly  kingdom  ;  where  thou  wilt  be 
all  in  all,  where  we  shall  be  conformed  to  thy  glori- 
ous image,  and  shall  eternally  praise  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


[Part 


SECTION   SECOND. 

CnllBrte  for  ItiitA  (il)rtnsinnH. 

THESE  MAY  BE  SUBSTITUTED  FOR  THE    CORRESPOND- 
ING   PRAYERS    IN    SEC.  I.,  OR   MAY    BE    USED 
IN    THE    AFTERNOON    SERVICE. 


For  the  Nativity. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God !  who  didst  give  thine  only 
Son,  to  take  upon  him  our  nature,  and  be  born 
of  a  virgin ;  we  implore  thee  to  accept  the  praises 
which  thy  church  offers  unto  thee,  for  this  blessed 
nativity.  Give  us  grace,  that  by  a  true  faith,  we 
may  be  partakers  of  the  salvation  which  thy  Son 
Jesus  Christ  brought  into  the  world;  and  that,  being 
ourselves  regenerate  and  made  thy  children  by 
adoption,  we  may  serve  thee  in  holiness  and  right- 
eousness, all  the  days  of  our  lives  ;  through  the  same 
Jesus  Christ,  thy  beloved  Son.     Amen. 


(88) 


Third.]     collects  FOR  stated  occasions.         89 


For  the  Day  of  the  Nativity. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God!  we  thank  thee  that  thou 
didst  send  thy  Son,  to  be  born  of  the  Virgin,  to 
the  end,  that  becoming  man,  he  might  redeem  us ; 
and  that  thou  wilt  send  him  a  second  time  from 
heaven  to  judge  the  world.  Give  us  grace,  that  as 
we  joyfully  celebrate  this  day,  the  remembrance  of 
the  first  coming  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour,  we 
may  also  appear  before  him,  with  gladness  and  a 
pure  conscience,  at  the  day  of  his  second  and  last 
advent,  when  he  will  come  in  his  glory,  to  judge 
the  living  and  the  dead.  This  we  ask  through  the 
same  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son,  our  Lord.     Amen. 


For  the  Last  Day  of  the  Year,  and  for  New-  Years 
Day. 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  gracious  God  !  since  we 
are  to  close  the  year  with  this  day,  i^since  we  are 
this  day  begin?iing  a  neiu  year,)  we  thank  thee  for  all 
the  mercies  vouchsafed  to  us  during  the  whole 
course  of  our  lives,  and  especially  during  the  year 
now  ending  {Just  closed.)  We  offer  unto  thee,  O 
Lord  !  the  sacrifice  of  our  praises,  and  we  acknow- 
ledge, that  through  thy  great  goodness  and  help,  we 
are  enabled  to  pass  our  years  in  peace,  although  we 
have  offended  thee  in  various  ways.  Pardon,  O 
merciful  God !    all  who   sincerely  repent  of   their 


90  COLLFXTS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.        [Part 

sins,  and  grant  that,  while  our  years  are  passing 
away,  we  may  employ,  in  the  work  of  our  salvation, 
the  time  thou  mayest  vouchsafe  unto  us  ;  pressing 
always  towards  the  end  of  our  heavenly  calling,  even 
that  blessed  eternity,  which  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son, 
our  Lord,  hath  prepared  for  us.     Amen. 


For  the  Day  of  the  Crucifixion. 

ALMIGHTY  and  everlasting  God  !  who,  of  thy 
tender  love  towards  mankind,  didst  not  spare 
thine  only  Son,  but  didst  deliver  him  up  to  death, 
that  he  might  ran:>om  us  from  our  sins ;  give  us 
grace,  we  beseech  thee,  so  to  keep  in  mind  the  suf- 
ferings and  death  of  our  Saviour,  that,  receiving 
this  inestimable  benefit  with  lively  faith  and  sincere 
gratitude^  we  may  obtain  remission  of  all  our  sins. 
We  pray  thee  also,  that  through  the  efficacy  of  his 
death,  we  may  die  unto  sin,  and  live  unto  righteous- 
ness ;  that  we  may  be  led  to  love  one  another,  and 
to  follow  the  example  of  patience  which  our  blessed 
Redeemer  hath  set  before  us ;  to  the  end  that  we 
may  be  made  partakers  of  his  resurrection  ;  through 
the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Third.]       COLLECTS    FOR   STATED    OCCASIONS.  91 

For  the  Day  of  the  Resu7'rection. 

r\  GOD  !  who  didst  ordain  that  thine  only  Son 
\J  should  suffer  death,  should  be  buried  and  re- 
main in  the  tomb  until  the  third  day;  grant  that 
we,  who  have  been  baptized  into  his  death,  may  be 
likewise  buried  with  him,  by  continually  mortifying 
our  corrupt  affections.  And  as  he  rose  from  the 
dead,  may  we  also  rise  in  newness  of  life ;  so  that, 
by  death  and  the  grave,  we  may  pass  to  a  joyful 
resurrection,  through  the  merits  of  him  who  died 
for  our  offences,  and  rose  again  for  our  justification. 
Amen. 


For  the  Day  of  the  Ascensioft. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  since  Jesus  Christ,  thine 
only  Son,  hath  ascended  into  heaven,  we  be- 
seech thee,  to  give  us  grace  to  ascend  thither  in 
mind  and  in  heart.  We  pray  thee,  likewise,  not  to 
leave  us  comfortless,  but  that  thou  wouldst  be 
pleased  to  send  us  thy  Holy  Spirit,  to  sanctify  and  to 
bless  us,  to  lead  and  exalt  us  unto  the  place 
whither  our  Saviour  Christ  is  gone  before ;  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
One  God,  blessed  forever.     Amen. 


92  COLLECTS    FOR    STATED    OCCASIONS.       [Part 


Fo7-  the  Day  of  Pentecost. 

r\  GOD  !  who  didst  send  thy  Holy  Spirit,  on  the 
\J  day  of  Pentecost,  to  thy  faithful  people ;  grant 
us  the  help  of  the  same  Spirit,  to  lead  us  into  the 
way  of  truth  and  godliness,  and  to  inspire  us  with 
sentiments  of  peace  and  charity ;  to  the  end  that  we 
may  evermore  rejoice  in  thy  holy  consolations ; 
through  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  thee,  in  the  unity  of  the 
same  Spirit,  One  God,  blessed  forever.     Ainen. 


A  Prayer  before  Co??i?nunton, 

ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God  !  since  we  com- 
memorate at  this  time  the  death  of  thy  Son,  in 
the  celebration  of  the  holy  Supper,  which  he  him- 
self ordained  as  a  pledge  of  his  love  and  a  memo- 
rial of  his  sufferings,  to  ransom  us  from  our  sins ; 
we  pray  thee,  favourably  to  look  upon  us,  miserable 
sinners,  w^ho  are  unworthy  to  be  partakers  of  these 
holy  mysteries.  Sanctify  us,  O  Lord  !  that  we  may 
serve  thee  acceptably,  in  showing  forth  with  faith 
and  joy  the  death  of  our  Saviour;  and  may  glorify 
thee  by  holy  and  useful  lives;  through  the  same 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


Third.]     collects  FOR  stated  occasions.         93 


A  Prayer  after  Comjjumion. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  we  praise  and  thank  thee, 
that  in  thine  abundant  mercy,  thou  didst  deliver 
up  thy  Son  to  the  death  of  the  cross ;  and  that  we 
have  this  day  had  the  consolation  of  commemorat- 
ing that  death,  in  the  holy  Supper.  O  God !  we 
thank  thee  for  a  gift  so  precious.  We  extol  thy 
mercy,  and  we  pray  to  thee,  that  all  of  us,  who  have 
partaken  of  these  holy  mysteries,  may  profit  by  the 
sufferings  of  our  Redeemer  ;  and  may  obtain, 
through  thy  goodness,  the  pardon  of  our  offences, 
the  graces  of  thy  Spirit,  the  comfort  of  thy  love, 
the  light  of  thy  peace,  and,  after  this  life,  the  glory 
of  thy  kingdom.  Hear  us,  we  beseech  thee,  in  the 
name  and  for  the  sake  of  our  merciful  Redeemer, 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen, 


[Part 


SECTION   THIRD. 

(l!)rrn3innEl  ^5rnijm  unit  €ljiintegiiiiHg5. 

TO    BE    USED    EITHER    IN    THE    MORNING    OR    AFTER- 
NOON   SERVICES. 


For  a  Person  or  Persons  to  be  Ordained. 

OGOD  !  who  hast  established  a  visible  church 
upon  earth,  and  hast  ordained  a  holy  ministry 
and  sacraments  therein ;  we  pray  to  thee,  at  this 
time  especially,  for  light  and  help  to  our  pastors. 
May  they  admit  to  the  sacred  charge  of  preaching 
the  Gospel,  such  persons  only  as  are  blameless  in 
life,  and  pure,  meek  and  fervent  in  spirit !  May 
they  be  deeply  sensible  how  solemn  the  duty  is,  to 
choose  wisely  and  discreetly,  those  whom  they  shall 
receive  into  that  holy  ministry.  More  especially  do 
we  pray  thee,  at  this  time,  to  endue  with  thy  Holy 
Spirit,  and  with  heavenly  gifts,  our  brother  who  is 
now  to  be  ordained  and  dedicated  to  thy  service. 
Sanctify  him,  to  the  end  that,  in  purity  of  doctrine 
and  holiness  of  life,  he  may  serve  thee  faithfully,  to 

(94) 


Third.]  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  95 

the  glory  of  thy  holy  name,  and  to  the  edification 
of  thy  church.  Hear  our  prayer,  O  merciful  Father  ! 
in  the  name  and  for  the  sake  of  our  compassionate 
High  Priest  and  adorable  Redeemer,  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 


For  Pastors, 

ALMIGHTY  God!  we  pray  thee  for  all  the  pas- 
tors of  thy  church.  May  they  preach  thy 
word  with  fidelity,  firmness  and  humility.  May 
they  labour  not  in  vain,  to  establish  the  indispens- 
able obligation  of  the  duties  enjoined  by  our  holy 
religion,  and  to  make  manifest  their  beauty  and 
excellence.  Enable  them  to  set  forth  the  motives 
which  bind  us  to  obey  thee ;  the  helps  which  are 
offered;  and  the  rewards  which  await  us.  May 
they,  as  well  by  their  example  as  by  their  preaching, 
prepare  for  thee  a  peculiar  people,  zealous  of  good 
works.  Defend  them,  O  Lord  !  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings ;  and  guard  them  from  the  temptations 
of  the  world,  and  the  devices  of  their  spiritual 
enemies.  Grant  that  they  shun  not  to  declare  all 
the  counsel  of  God ;  and  that,  having  testified  the 
Gospel  of  thy  grace,  they  may  finish  their  course 
with  joy,  and  the  ministry  which  they  have  received 
of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Hear  us,  O  God !  we  beseech 
thee,  for  the  sake  of  thy  Son,  our  Saviour.     A?nen, 


96  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 


For  Missionaries. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  who  art  the  Father  of  all 
nations,  and  from  whom  cometh  every  good  and 
perfect  gift ;  who,  in  thy  divine  providence,  hast 
appointed  a  ministry  for  thy  church,  with  the  com- 
mand to  teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  we  ask  thy  blessing  on  all  missionaries 
throughout  the  world.  Fill  them,  v/e  pray  thee, 
with  zeal  for  thy  church  ;  and  enable  them  to  gather 
many  lost  sheep  into  the  fold  of  the  Redeemer. 
Endue  them  with  innocence  of  life,  and  meekness 
of  spirit.  Grant  them  a  strong  faith,  lively  hopes, 
and  above  all,  godly  love.  Give  them  grace  to  de- 
clare the  whole  counsel  of  God  ;  to  the  glory  of  thy 
name ;  to  the  salvation  of  many,  ready  to  perish ; 
and  to  the  advancement  of  thy  Holy  Church  Uni- 
versal. Hear  us,  we  beseech  thee,  in  the  name  and 
for  the  sake  of  the  Lamb  of  God,  who  taketh  away 
the  sins  of  the  world.     Ameft. 


For  Rain. 

OGOD !  heavenly  Father!  who,  by  thy  Son, 
Jesus  Christ,  hast  promised  to  those  who  seek 
thy  kingdom  and  its  righteousness,  all  things  neces- 
sary for  their  bodily  subsistence ;  we  beseech  thee 
to  hear  our  supplications.     Graciously  send  us  rains 


Third.]  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  97 

and  favourable  seasons,  that  our  hearts  may  be 
filled  with  joy,  and  that  the  earth  may  bring  forth 
the  fruits  which  are  needful  for  us.  O  God  !  who 
didst  provide  for  thy  people,  during  forty  years,  in 
a  barren  and  thirsty  wilderness  ;  command,  we  pray 
thee,  the  clouds  to  drop  fatness  through  all  thy 
heritage  ;  and  banish  the  drought  from  our  borders. 
Overwhelm  us  not,  merciful  Father,  with  thy  chas- 
tisements, but  spare  us,  good  Lord  !  and  give  us 
grace  to  praise  and  adore  thee,  through  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Saviour.     Amen. 


Or  this. 

OGOD  !  heavenly  Father !  who,  by  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ,  hast  promised  to  those  who  seek  thy 
kingdom  all  things  needful  to  their  temporal  com- 
fort ;  grant,  we  beseech  thee,  that  our  land  may  be 
speedily  refreshed  with  rain,  to  the  relief  of  our 
necessities,  and  to  thy  glory ;  through  our  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amefi. 


For  Fair  Weather, 

OLORD  God  Almighty !   we  acknowledge  that, 
through   our  transgressions,  we  are   justly  ex- 
posed to  thy  displeasure.     But  we  beseech  thee  to 
restrain  thy  righteous  indignation,  and  to  remember 
us  in  mercy.     Withdraw  from  us  the  unusual  rains 
5 


98  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

wherewith  we  are  visited.  Vouchsafe  to  us  favour- 
able times  for  the  growth  and  ingathering  of  the 
fruits  of  the  earth,  in  their  due  season.  Give  us 
grace  so  to  profit  by  thy  chastisements,  that  we  may 
love  and  fear  thee  more,  through  all  the  residue  of 
our  sojourn  upon  earth.  Hear  us,  O  merciful 
Father  !  for  Christ's  sake.     Amen. 


In  Times  of  Dearth  and  Famine. 

OGOD  !  heavenly  Father !  who  givest  the  former 
and  the  latter  rain ;  through  whom  the  earth  is 
fertile,  the  beasts  of  the  field  are  nourished,  and 
the  fishes  of  the  sea  are  multiplied  ;  who  boldest  in 
thy  hand  the  season  appointed  for  harvest ;  amidst 
the  abundance  of  all  things,  which  thy  loving-kind- 
ness has  provided,  we  have  neglected  to  serve  thee, 
and  thou  dost  now  recall  us  to  .repentance  and  obe- 
dience by  dearth  and  famine.  We  acknowledge,  O 
God  !  that  our  sins  have  drawn  upon  us  thine  in- 
dignation. We  cry  unto  thee,  because  the  fountains 
of  water  fail.  O  Lord  !  grant  in  mercy,  that  the 
heavens  may  answer  to  the  earth.  Give  unto  all 
things  their  due  increase,  that  we,  receiving  at  thy 
bounteous  hand  the  blessings  which  thou  hast  with- 
held, may  devote  them  to  the  comfort  of  the  desti- 
tute, to  our  own  benefit,  and  to  thy  glory.  These 
favours  we  humbly  ask,  O  gracious  Father  !  in  the 
name  of  our  compassionate  Redeemer,  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 


Third.]  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  99 

In  Time  of  War. 

OGOD  !  the  Lord  of  Hosts  !  vengeance  belongeth 
unto  thee ;  thy  power  no  creature  can  resist ; 
but  in  wrath  thou  rememberest  mercy.  O  gracious 
Father !  restrain,  we  humbly  beseech  thee,  the  efforts 
of  our  enemies,  and  save  us  from  the  perils  and 
evils  of  war.  Inspire  all  who  are  high  in  authority 
over  the  nations,  with  dispositions  to  peace ;  and 
grant  that ,  the  whole  earth  may  become  as  one 
family.  May  glory  to  God  and  good  will  to  men 
prevail  upon  earth,  that  we  and  all  people  may 
praise  and  serve  thee,  in  all  quietness.  Hear,  we 
beseech  thee,  our  prayer,  for  the  Redeemer's  sake. 
Ainen. 


In  Time  of  gi'eat  Sickness  a7id  Mortality. 

OLORD  !  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger,  and 
by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled.  Thou  hast  set 
our  iniquities  before  thee,  our  secret  sins  in  the 
light  of  thy  countenance.  Our  days  are  passed  in 
thy  displeasure,  and  we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale 
that  is  told.  Thou  hast  dealt  justly  with  us,  O  Lord ! 
in  all  things,  for  we  have  not  obeyed  thee.  Thou 
hast  seen  that  our  wickedness  was  great,  that  the 
thoughts  of  our  hearts  were  evil  continually,  and 
thou  hast  sent  forth  sickness  and  tribulation  among 
us.  The  king  of  terrors  is  in  the  midst  of  us.  O 
God !    remember   mercy,    and   withdraw   from   our 


100  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

land  this  awful  scourge.  O  !  say  to  this  angel  of 
death,  it  is  enough,  and  of  thy  mercy  spare  us.  But 
whatever  the  future  may  have  in  store  for  us,  whe- 
ther of  good  or  of  evil,  give  us  grace  to  praise  thy 
compassion  with  humility  and  fear,  and  to  bless  thy 
name  for  ever  and  ever ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour.     Amen. 


For  a  Person  expecting^  or  under ^  Sentence  of  Death. 

WE  implore  thy  mercy,  O  most  gracious  God  ! 
for  the  unhappy  man  in  whose  behalf  our 
prayers  are  offered.  O  God  !  who  desirest  that  the 
greatest  of  sinners  should  turn  from  his  wickedness 
and  live ;  we  pray  thee  to  seek  this  unfortunate 
prisoner,  who,  having  forsaken  thee,  hath  been  sur- 
prised in  his  iniquities,  and  is  about  to  suffer  the 
punishment  of  the  law,  and  to  appear  before  thee. 

O  Lord  Jesus  !  Saviour  and  Redeemer  of  men, 
who  didst  graciously  hear  the  prayers  of  a  malefactor 
crucified  with  thee  ;  have  pity  on  this  convict,  now 
cast  down  in  thy  holy  and  awful  presence ;  give  him 
repentance  unto  life ;  and  grant  that  the  punishment 
which  awaits  him  may  be  sanctified  to  the  salvation 
of  his  soul. 

Hear,  O  God !  hear  from  heaven,  thy  dwell- 
ing-place, the  prayers  he  may  offer  to  thee  in  his 
distress.  Favourably  hear  those  who  may  intercede 
with  thee,  for  him.  If  his  body  must  suffer,  may 
his  spirit  be  saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord.     Al- 


Third.]  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  101 

though  he  may  not  escape  the  judgment  of  men, 
grant  that  he  fall  not  under  that  awful  condemna- 
tion, which  destroyeth  both  soul  and  body. 

These  mercies,  O  Lord  !  we  ask  in  the  name,  and 
for  the  sake  of  thy  compassionate  Son,  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Redeemer.     A7ne7i. 


For  a  Sick  Person. 

FAVOURABLY  hear  us,  O  Father  of  mercies  ! 
while  we  implore  thy  compassion  in  behalf  of 
the  sick  person,  for  whom  our  prayers  are  desired. 
Visit  hi7n  with  thine  infinite  goodness,  and  sanctify 
unto  him  thy  fatherly  correction.  May  the  sense  of 
his  danger  strengthen  his  faith,  and  make  his  repent- 
ance the  more  sincere.  Restore  him^  we  humbly 
beseech  thee,  to  the  prayers  of  his  family  and  of  thy 
servants,  who  ask  thy  assistance,  for  the  restoration 
of  his  health  ;  and  grant  that  the  residue  of  his  life 
may  be  devoted  to  his  salvation,  and  to  thy  glory. 
But  if  it  shall  seem  to  thee  good  to  order  otherwise, 
give  him  grace  to  end  his  days  in  faith  and  hope, 
that  he  may  dwell  with  thee  in  life  everlasting ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen, 


102  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

For  a  Sick  Child. 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father !  in  whose 
hands  are  the  issues  of  life  and  death  ;  look 
down,  we  beseech  thee,  in  compassion  upon  the  sick 
child,  for  .whom  our  prayers  are  desired.  If  it  be 
thy  good  pleasure,  deliver  him  from  his  bodily  sick- 
ness, prolong  his  days  upon  earth,  enable  hi7n  to  live 
in  thy  fear  and  to  thy  glory,  and  visit  hijn  with  thy 
salvation.  But  if  it  please  thee,  O  gracious  God  ! 
in  thy  wise  providence,  to  take  his  soul  at  this  time 
out  of  the  world,  receive  him^  we  entreat  thee,  into 
those  heavenly  habitations,  where, the  spirits  of  all 
who  are  in  the  Lord  Jesus  enjoy  perpetual  rest  and 
felicity.  Grant  this,  O  Lord  !  for  the  love  of  thy 
Son,  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen, 


For  a  Person  under  Affliction. 

0  MERCIFUL  God  and  heavenly  Father !  who 
hast  taught  us,  in  thy  holy  word,  that  thou  dost 
not  willingly  afflict  the  children  of  men ;  look  with 
pity,  we  beseech  thee,  on  the  sorrows  of  thy  servant^ 
for  whom  our  prayers  are  desired.  In  thy  wisdom, 
thou  hast  visited  hiin  with  trouble,  and  hast  brought 
distress  upon  him.  Remember  hiin^  O  Lord !  in 
mercy.  Sanctify  thy  fatherly  correction  to  him. 
Endue  his  soul  with  patience  under  his  affliction, 
and  with  resignation  to  thy  blessed  will.     Comfort 


Third.]  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  103 

hi77i  with   a  sense  of   thy  goodness,  and  give  Imn 
peace  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Aj7ien. 


0 


For  a  Person,  or  Persons^  at  Sea,  ox  goi?tg  to  Sea. 
ETERNAL  God !  who  alone  spreadest  out  the 


heavens,  and  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea ;  we 
commend  to  thy  almighty  protection,  thy  servant, 
for  whose  preservation  on  the  great  deep  our  prayers 
are  desired.  Guard  him,  we  beseech  thee,  from  the 
dangers  of  the  sea,  from  sickness,  from  the  violence 
of  enemies,  and  from  every  evil  to  which  he  may 
be  exposed.  Conduct  hiTn  in  safety  to  the  haven 
where  he  would  be,  with  a  grateful  sense  of  thy 
mercies  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


THANKSGIVINGS. 

For  Rain. 

OGOD  !  our  heavenly  Father  !  who,  by  thy  pro- 
vidence, dost  cause  the  former  and  the  latter 
rain  to  descend  upon  the  earth,  that  it  may  bring 
forth  fruit  for  the  use  of  man ;  we  give  thee  humble 
thanks  that  it  hath  pleased  thee  favourably  to  hear 
our  prayers ;  and  in  our  great  necessity,  to  send  us 
rain   for  the  dry  and  thirsty  earth.      For  this  thy 


104  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

mercy,  we  bless  thee,  O  God !  beseeching  thee  to 
give  us  grace  to  receive  all  thy  gifts  with  thankful- 
ness, and  to  use  them  according  to  thy  will ;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


For  Fair  Weather. 

OLORD  God  !  we  return  thee  our  thanks,  that 
thou  hast  been  graciously  pleased  to  hear  our 
supplications,  and  to  withdraw  from  us  the  unusual 
rains,  with  which  thou  didst  visit  us.  We  thank 
thee  that  thou  hast  comforted  us  in  our  calamity,  by 
a  change  so  acceptable,  and  hast  relieved  our  neces- 
sities. We  praise  thee,  and  we  glorify  thy  holy 
name,  for  this  testimony  of  thy  fatherly  love ;  de- 
siring thy  grace,  always  to  remember  thy  goodness, 
and  always  to  show  forth  our  faithfulness,  by  obe- 
dience to  thy  holy  will ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


For  Abundance. 

OMOST  merciful  Father !  who  hast  graciously 
heard  our  prayers,  and  hast  given  us  plenty  in- 
stead of  dearth;  we  give  thee  our  humble  thanks 
for  this  thy  bounty.  We  beseech  thee  to  continue 
thy  loving-kindness  unto  us,  that  the  earth  may 
bring  forth   abundantly  its  fruits  in    their    season. 


Third.]  prayers    and    THANKSGIVINGS.  105 

We  bless  thee,  O  Lord  !  for  these  thy  gifts,  desiring 
to  use  them  in  thy  fear,  and  in  obedience  to  thy 
commandments ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


For  Peace. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  who  art  a  tower  of  defence 
to  all  who  put  their  trust  in  thee  ;  we  bless  thee 
and  give  thee  thanks,  for  our  deliverance  from  the 
dangers  which  threatened  us.  O  God !  through 
whom  men  live  in  peace  and  concord  ;  who  only 
art  able  tc^calm  the  storms  which  disturb  the  tran- 
quillity of  our  race ;  we  return  thee  most  humble 
thanks,  that  thou  hast  been  pleased  favourably  to 
hear  our  supplications,  and  to  give  us  peace.  We 
praise  thee,  O  Lord  !  for  this  thy  mercy.  Grant 
that  the  blessing  thus  graciously  vouchsafed  to  us 
may  be  permanent.  Above  all,  we  beseech  thee  to 
give  us  that  peace  which  the  world  cannot  give, 
even  thy  peace ;  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
and  which  keepeth  our  hearts  and  minds  in  Jesus 
Christ ;  in  whose  name,  we  offer  up  our  sacrifice  of 
praise  and  thanksgiving.  Amen. 
5* 


106  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

For  Deliverance  from  great  Sick?7ess  a?id  Mortality. 

0  FATHER  of  Mercies  !  we  humbly  acknow- 
ledge that,  through  the  multitude  of  our  trans- 
gressions, and  the  hardness  of  our  hearts,  we  might 
have  been  justly  visited  with  all  the  judgments 
which  thou  hast  denounced  against  sinners.  But 
thou  hast  been  graciously  pleased,  in  thine  infinite 
compassion,  favourably  to  hear  our  prayers,  and 
regard  our  imperfect  humiliation.  Thou  hast  with- 
drawn from  us  the  grievous  sickness  which  afflicted 
us.  For  this  thy  mercy,  O  Lord  !  w^e  bless  thee, 
and  desire  to  present  unto  thee  our  bodies  and  our 
souls,  a  living  sacrifice.  Accept  our  thar^Jcsgivings  ; 
and  enable  us  to  live  in  love  and  fear  of  thee,  and 
in  obedience  to  thy  commandments.  Hear  us,  O 
compassionate  Father !  in  the  name  and  for  the 
sake  of  thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen, 


For  Recovery  from  Sickness. 

OGOD  of  all  compassion  !  receive  our  humble 
thanks  for  thy  mercy  vouchsafed  to  thy  servant^ 
who  now  desires  to  praise  and  bless  thee  for  the 
restoration  of  his  health.  Thou  knowest  our  frame, 
and  rememberest  that  we  are  dust ;  and  thou  hast 
manifested  towards  hi?n  thy  loving-kindness  and 
tender  mercies.  We  beseech  thee,  O  gracious  God  1 
to  impress  his  heart  with  a  grateful  sense  of  thy 


Third.]        PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS. 


107 


goodness ;  that  he  may,  henceforth,  love  thee  more 
and  more  purely,  and  serve  thee  more  and  more 
faithfully ;  so  that,  having  lived  acceptably  to  thee 
in  this  life,  he  may  be  partaker  of  thy  glory  in  the 
life  to  come ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


For  Recovery  of  a  Sick  Child. 

OGOD  !  who  art  the  giver  of  life,  and  the  author 
of  health  unto  all  mankind ;  to  thy  providence 
we  owe  our  preservation  from  day  to  day.  It  is  of 
thy  merciful  goodness  that  the  sick  child,  in  whose 
behalf  we  approach  thee,  hath  been  graciously 
spared  and  restored.  We  unite  with  those  whom 
thou  hast  ordained  to  be  his  guardians  and  friends, 
in  returning  our  humble  and  hearty  thanks  for  this 
manifestation  of  thy  loving-kindness.  May  they  be 
deeply  sensible  of  thy  great  compassion  ;  and  may 
the  child  thou  hast  given  back  to  them  be  a  subject 
of  thy  grace,  and  an  example  of  godliness  and  vir- 
tue, so  long  as  he  may  live ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Aj?ie?i. 


For  a  Safe  Retiirii  from  Sea. 

MOST  gracious  God  !    whose  mercy  is  over  all 
thy  works,  we  praise  thy  holy  name,  that  thou 
hast  been  pleased  to  conduct  in  safety,  through  the 


108  PRAYERS    AND    THANKSGIVINGS.  [Part 

perils  of  the  great  deep,  thy  seri'ajit,  in  whose  be- 
half we  desire  to  return  our  thanks  unto  thee. 
Grant  that  he  may  be  duly  sensible  of  thy  merciful 
providence  towards  hwi :  and  that  he  may  also  ex- 
press his  thankfulness  by  a  holy  trust  in  thee,  and 
by  a  willing  obedience  to  thy  laws ;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


For  Deliverance  in  Time  of  A?ixiety  and  Danger. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  !  thou  hast  been  graciously 
pleased  to  preserve,  amidst  the  anxiety  and 
danger  to  which  he  hath  been  exposed,  thy  servant^ 
in  whose  behalf  we  now  desire  to  offer  our  praises 
unto  thee.  For  this  thy  gracious  deliverance,  most 
merciful  lather !  we  give  thee  humble  thanks.  And 
we  beseech  thee  to  grant  that,  through  thy  help,  he 
may  live  according  to  thy  holy  will  in  this  life,  and 
may  be  partaker  of  everlasting  glory,  in  the  life  to 
come ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Third]. 


SECTION   FOURTH. 

CnutlnMng  \k^m. 


For  Purity  of  Heart  a7id  Life. 

\LMIGHTY  Father!  who  hast  given  thine  only 
Son  to  die  for  our  sins,  and  to  rise  again  for  our 
justification ;  cleanse  us,  we  beseech  thee,  from  the 
old  leaven  of  malice,  and  of  uncharitableness,  that 
we  may  serve  thee  with  singleness  of  heart  and 
purity  of  life;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
A7ne7i. 


For  Divine  Compassion  and  Blessing. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  the  fountain  of  all  wisdom, 
who  knowest  our  necessities  before  we  ask,  and 
our  ignorance  in  asking ;  we  beseech  thee  to  have 
compassion  on  our  infirmities ;  and  those  things 
which,  for  our  unworthiness  we  dare  not,  and  for 
our  blindness  we  cannot  ask,  vouchsafe  to  give  us ; 
through   the  merits  of  thy   Son,  Jesus  Christ,  our 

Lord.     A??ien. 

(109) 


110  CONCLUDING    PRAYERS.  [Part 


For  Grace^  Mercy,  and  Directio7i. 

OGOD  !  the  protector  of  all  who  trust  in  thee, 
without  whom  we  have  neither  strength,  nor 
faith,  nor  holiness  of  life ;  we  beseech  thee  to  in- 
crease thy  grace  in  our  hearts,  and  to  multiply  thy 
blessings  upon  us.  Vouchsafe  to  be  our  ruler  and 
our  guide,  that  we  may  so  pass  through  things 
temporal,  as  not  to  lose  things  eternal.  Grant  this, 
O  heavenly  Fatlier  !  for  the  sake  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Chii-it.     Amen. 


For  Profitable  Meditation,  on  the  Works  of  Creation 
and  Redemption. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God!  who  didst  create  in  six 
days,  4he  heavens  and  the  earth,  and  all  that  is 
therein,  and  didst  rest  on  the  seventh  day ;  and  hast 
created  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth,  by  the  ran- 
som of  the  world,  through  Jesus  Christ;  give  us 
grace  so  to  meditate  on  the  wonders  of  creation  and 
redemption,  that,  knowing  and  adoring  thee  more 
and  m.ore,  we  may  rejoice  continually  in  thy  marvel- 
lous works  ;  and  may  enter  one  day  into  that  eternal 
rest,  which  thou  hast  prepared  for  them  that  love 
thee  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Redeemer.     Amen. 


Third.]  concluding  prayers.  Ill 

For  Grace  and  Life. 

OGOD  !  who  desirest  not  the  death  of  a  sinner, 
but  rather  that  he  would  turn  from  his  wicked- 
ness and  live ;  who  despisest  not  the  prayers  and 
sighs  of  such  as  call  upon  thee ;  hearken  unto  us, 
and  to  all  who  confess  their  faults.  Give  thy  grace 
unto  those  who  are  penitent.  Turn  us  unto  thee, 
that,  forsaking  our  sins  and  living  in  newness  of 
life,  we  may  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight.  Grant  this, 
for  the  love  of  thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


For  Christian  Love. 

OGOD  !  who  art  the  common  Father  of  all  man- 
kind ;  and  who  hast  taught  us,  that,  although  we 
speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,  and 
have  all  knowledge  and  all  faith,  and  have  not 
charity,  we  are  nothing ;  we  bless  thee,  that  thou 
hast  shown  unto  us  this  most  excellent  gift.  We 
acknowledge,  that,  through  our  sinfulness  and  in- 
sufficiency, we  fail  continually  in  love  to  thee  and 
to  our  fellow  men.  Endue  us  with  grace  to  under- 
stand and  believe,  that  charity  suffereth  long,  and  is 
kind ;  that  charity  envieth  not,  vaunteth  not  itself, 
is  not  puffed  up,  doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly  ; 
seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not  easily  provoked,  thinketh 
no  evil,  rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  in 
the    truth ;    beareth    all    things,   hopeth   all    things. 


112  CONCLUDING    PRAYERS.  [Part 

endiireth  all  things.  We  beseech  thee,  O  most  com- 
passionate Father  !  so  to  assist  us  in  following  the 
example  of  thy  blessed  Son,  that  we  may  experience 
in  our  hearts,  and  show  forth  in  our  lives,  this  grace ; 
to  the  end  that  whether  we  live  or  die,  we  may 
glorify  thee  in  love  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


For  a  Blessing  on  the  Sej'vices  of  the  Day. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  our  heavenly  Father !  it  is  of 
thy  great  goodness  that  we  enjoy  the  precious 
advantages,  of  which  so  many  are  destitute.  We 
have  offended  thee  by  our  ingratitude,  by  our  abuse 
of  the  privilege  which  thou  hast  vouchsafed  to  us, 
of  knowing  and  serving  thee  ;  and  thou  mightest 
justly  have  removed  the  light  of  thy  word  from 
among  us.»  O  God  !  we  adore  thee  for  thy  mercies; 
and  we  beseech  thee,  in  thine  infinite  compassion, 
not  to  withdraw  thy  grace,  but  to  sanctify  us  more 
and  more,  that  we  may  serve  thee  with  renewed 
zeal,  all  the  days  of  our  lives ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


Another. 


ALMIGHTY  God  !  bless,  we  beseech  thee,  the 
instructions  of  holy  Scripture  which  we  have 
heard  this  day,  and  all  the  services  of  thy  sanctuary  ; 
that  our  hearts  may  be  inclined  to  love  and  to  fear 


Third.]  CONCLUDING    PRAYERS.  113 

thee  ;  that  we  may  serve  thee  faithfully,  whilst  we 
live ;  and  that,  having  profited  by  the  means  and 
opportunities  afforded  for  our  salvation  during  this 
life,  we  may  be  received  into  the  temple  of  thy 
glory,  to  praise  thee  forever,  in  the  assembly  of  the 
saints ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  in  whose 
name  we  offer  up  our  prayers.     Ameji. 


Another. 

0  ALMIGHTY  and  merciful  God!  the  source 
of  all  good,  and  the  author  of  every  perfect 
gift ;  we  bless  thee  that  we  have  been  enabled,  at 
this  time,  to  meditate  on  the  wholesome  truths 
which  thou  hast  revealed  to  us  in  thy  word.  Give 
us  grace,  we  beseech  thee,  to  profit  by  the  instruc- 
tions we  have  heard.  So  graft  them  in  our  hearts, 
that,  being  more  and  more  strengthened  in  faith,  we 
may  serve  thee  with  a  pure  conscience  during  the 
rest  of  our  lives.  Increase,  O  Lord  !  in  our  chil- 
dren, in  our  young  people,  and  in  all  the  members 
of  this  church,  a  knowledge  of  thee,  and  the  fear  of 
thy  name.  Grant,  that  being  steadfast  in  obedience, 
and  faithful  even  unto  death,  we  may  obtain,  through 
thy  mercy,  that  blessed  and  eternal  life  to  which  we 
are  called ;  through  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son,  our 
Saviour.     Amen, 


114  CONCLUDING    PRAYERS.  [Part 


Another. 

ALMIGHTY  God!  who  hast  graciously  promised 
to  hear  the  supplications  of  those  who  ask  in 
thy  Son's  name;  we  beseech  thee,  to  accept  the 
service  and  the  prayers  which  we  have  now  offered 
unto  thee.  May  those  things  which  we  have  faith- 
fully asked,  according  to  thy  will,  be  effectually 
obtained,  for  the  relief  of  our  necessities,  and  to 
the  advancement  of  thy  glory ;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


Another. 

ALMIGHTY  God !  who  hast  given  us  grace,  at 
this  time,  with  one  accord,  to  make  our  common 
supplications  unto  thee;  and  hast  promised  that 
when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name, 
thou  wilt  gr.nt  their  requests;  fulfil  now,  O  Lord! 
the  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be 
most  expedient  for  us,  granting  us  in  this  world, 
knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come, 
life  everlasting;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


Third.]  CONCLUDING    PRAYERS.  115 


For  the  Afierfioon. 

[Taken  from  the  Week  Day  Service,  at  page  36  ;  to  be  used,  on  other  oc- 
casions, with  any  of  the  Concluding  Prayers.] 

0  ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God!  by  whose 
gracious  providence  we  have  been  preserved  this 
day ;  protect  us,  we  beseech  thee,  during  the  night. 
Preserve  us  from  sin  and  danger ;  and  give  us  grace 
to  serve  thee,  at  all  times,  in  thankfulness.  O  Lord  ! 
we  commit  ourselves  to  thy  care.  Conduct  us  whilst 
awake;  guard  us  whilst  we  sleep;  so  that,  by  day  or 
by  night,  we  may  be  always  with  thee  ;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Another. 

[Taken  from  the  Week   Day  Service,  at  page  45 ;  to  be  used  as  the  pre- 
ceding Prayer.] 

OLORD  !  watch  over  us,  and,  through  thy  great 
mercy,  defend  our  souls  and  bodies  from  all 
danger  during  the  coming  night;  for  the  love  of 
thine  only  Son,  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


[P. 


SECTION    FIFTH. 


Morning  Prayer. 


0  ALMIGHTY  God!  our  Father  and  Preserver! 
we  thank  thee  for  thy  watchful  providence  over 
us  during  the  past  night.  Grant  that,  with  a  due 
sense  of  thy  mercy,  in  bringing  us  safely  to  the  be- 
ginning of  this  day,  we  may  employ  it  acceptably  to 
thee,  by  \  willing  obedience  to  thy  commandment, 
of  love  to  thee  and  to  our  neighbour.  As  thou 
sendest  forth  thy  sun  to  shine  upon  the  earth,  a  light 
to  our  paths ;  grant  us  thy  Holy  Spirit,  to  enlighten 
our  understandings,  and  lead  us  into  the  ways  of 
righteousness. 

O  God,  our  heavenly  Father !  be  with  us,  we 
beseech  thee,  in  all  our  employments;  make  it  our 
concern  to  walk  in  thy  fear,  and  to  conform  to  thy 
will.  Assist  us  to  look  to  thy  blessing  on  our  labours, 
as  the  source  of  all  our  prosperity ;  and  grant,  that 
while  we  labour  for  things  temporal,  we  neglect  not 
tilings  eternal. 
(116) 


Third.]  FAMILY    PRAYERS.  117 

O  MERCIFUL  Father  !  our  Preserver  and  Protector  ! 
guard  us  both  in  our  bodies  and  our  souls ;  strength- 
en us  against  all  the  temptations  of  our  spiritual 
enemies ;  and  deliver  us  from  every  danger  to  which 
we  may  be  exposed. 

And,  for  as  much  as  it  availeth  nothing,  to  begin 
acceptably  to  thee,  if  we  persevere  not  unto  the 
end,  vouchsafe,  O  gracious  God !  to  receive  us  into 
thy  holy  keeping,  not  only  this  day,  but  through  all 
the  days  of  our  lives.  Increase  in  us,  continually, 
thy  saving  grace,  that  we  may  enter  into  thy  king- 
dom of  eternal  bliss  and  glory;  through  our  Re- 
deemer, Jesus  Christ,  the  only  Sun  of  Righteousness 
to  our  souls,  to  enlighten  them  by  day  and  by  night, 
forever. 

And,  to  the  end  that  we  may  obtain  these  favours 
at  thy  hand,  vouchsafe  to  us  repentance  and  remis- 
sion of  our  sins,  according  to  thy  gracious  promises. 
Hear  us,  O  Father !  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
in  whose  name  we  pray  to  thee,  as  he  hath  taught 
us,  saying : 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 


118  FAMILY    PRAYERS.  [Part- 

Evening  Prayer. 

OLORD  !  our  God  and  our  Father !  by  whose 
gracious  care  we  have  been  preserved  during  the 
past  day ;  receive,  we  beseech  thee,  our  evening 
sacrifice  of  praise  and  prayer.  We  bless  thee,  for 
our  reason,  and  all  other  endowments  and  faculties 
of  soul  and  body;  for  our  health  and  friends;  for 
food  and  raiment,  and  all  other  comforts  and  conve- 
niences of  life.  But,  above  all,  we  bless  thee,  that 
thou  hast  vouchsafed  to  us  a  knowledge  of  thyself, 
and  hast  ordained  us  to  be  born  into  thy  church. 
Suffer  us  not  to  be  ungrateful  for  such  precious 
favours.  Grant  that  we  may  meditate  thereon  by 
day  and  by  night,  and  that  our  gratitude  may  be 
manifest  in  our  lives. 

We  confess,  O  Lord  God !  our  sins,  negligences, 
and  ignorances;  and  we  humbly  beseech  thee,  to 
give  us  repentance  and  forgiveness ;  and  a  firm 
trust  in  the  sacrifice  of  our  blessed  Redeemer.  And 
since,  O  Lord  !  we  are,  of  ourselves,  incapable  of 
any  good,  grant  us,  for  his  sake,  the  aid  of  thy  Holy 
Spirit. 

O  God  !  guard  us,  we  beseech  thee,  this  night ; 
without  thy  care  we  cannot  subsist  for  a  single 
moment.  May  our  minds  be  stayed  on  thee  in  per- 
fect peace.  May  our  strength,  both  of  mind  and 
body,  be  renewed  by  refreshing  sleep ;  and  may  we 
awake  on  the  morrow,  full  of  thankfulness  for  thy 
mercies,  and  with  holy  purpose  to  live  according  to 
thy  will. 


Third.]  FAMILY    PRAYERS.  119 

We  also  beseech  thee,  O  God !  to  dispose  us,  as 
we  lie  down  in  our  beds,  to  think  of  that  day  when 
our  bodies  shall  be  laid  in  the  grave,  and  our  spirits 
shall  appear  before  thee.  Teach  us  to  prepare  for 
death,  that  it  come  not  unawares ;  and  may  we  al- 
ways live,  as  knowing  that  we  have  to  die. 

Almighty  and  merciful  God !  continue,  we  pray 
thee,  thy  grace  unto  thy  church  ;  may  it  never  be 
deprived  of  thy  light.  Bless  the  rulers  of  our 
country ;  and  all  pastors  and  teachers.  Watch  over 
our  relatives,  our  friends,  and  our  neighbours.  Give 
knowledge  of  thy  truth  to  all  people ;  succour  the 
poor ;  comfort  the  afflicted  ;  and  promote  peace  and 
good  will  among  all  men.  We  beseech  thee  to  hear 
us,  in  the  name  of  thy  Son,  who  hath  taught  us  to 
pray,  saying: 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     A7nen. 


[Part 


PART    FOURTH. 


SECTION   FIRST. 

€tiB  littirgtt  nf  fkftiBiH  Eni  (CnnfirmatinE, 


•  BAPTISM. 

The  Minister  shall  com7nence  the  Service  with  the  fol- 
lowing Sentence. 


0 


UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm  cxxiv.,  8. 


The  Minister  shall  the?t  ask  the  Parents  and  Sponsors, 


D 


O  you  offer  this  child  to  God,  and  to  his  holy 
church,  requiring  that  he  should  be  baptized  } 


They  shall  answer. 


Yes. 
(120) 


Fourth.]       LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  CHILDREN.      121 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

THE  Apostle  St.  Paul  exhorteth,  that  prayers  be 
made  for  all  mankind  :  for  this  is  good  and  ac- 
ceptable in  the  sight  of  God ;  who  will  have  all 
men  to  be  saved,  and  to  come  unto  the  knowledge 
of  the  truth,  through  Jesus  Christ ;  who  gave  him- 
self a  ransom  for  all. 

Since  then,  we  should  pray  for  others,  let  us  pray 
for  this  child,  humbly,  and  with  all  our  hearts. 

ALMIGHTY  God!  Eternal  Father!  who  hast 
promised  us,  through  thy  goodness,  to  be  our 
God,  and  the  God  of  our  children,  as  thou  wert  the 
God  of  Abraham,  and  of  his  children ;  we  pray 
thee,  to  receive  t/iis  child  into  the  covenant  of  thy 
mercy,  and  to  make  him  a  partaker  of  thy  grace ;  to 
the  end  that,  when  he  shall  have  come  to  the  age  of 
discretion,  he  may  adore  and  serve  thee  only,  and 
may  live  and  die  in  thee ;  so  that  the  baptism 
through  which  we  receive  him  into  thy  holy  church, 
may  not  have  been  administered  to  him  in  vain,  but 
that  he  may  be  truly  baptized  into  the  death  of  thy 
Son,  and  into  the  newness  of  life  acceptable  to  thee ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say, 


H 


EAR  ye  the  Gospel  which  teacheth  us  the  love 
of  Christ,  our  Saviour,  towards  children. 

St.  Mark,  X.,  13-16, 


J  22  LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  CHILDREN.        [Part 

AND  they  brought  young  children  to  him,  that  he 
should  touch  them  :  and  his  disciples  rebuked 
those  that  brought  them.  But  when  Jesus  saw  it  he 
was  much  displeased,  and  said  unto  them,  Suffer 
the  little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid 
them  not ;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 
Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  whosoever  shall  not  receive 
the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  not 
enter  therein.  And  he  took  them  up  in  his  arms, 
put  his  hands  upon  them,  and  blessed  them. 


The  Minister  shall  then 


say. 


SINCE  then,  our  Lord  received  and  blessed,  as 
you  have  just  heard,  the  children  who  were 
brought  unto  him,  we  receive  into  his  church  this 
child,  through  baptism,  and  pray  unto  God  to  give 
hifn  his  blessing. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say  to  the  Parentis  and  Sponsors, 

YOU,  who  offer  this  child  to  be  baptized,  should 
consider,  that  God  must  be  served  in  spirit  and 
in  truth.  You  promise,  before  God  and  this  as- 
sembly, that  you  will  be  careful,  you  the  father  ajid 
mother,  first  and  principally,  and  you  also  the  spon- 
sors, as  far  as  by  your  duty  you  are  bound  and  as 
necessity  may  require,  to  instruct  this  child  in  the 
Word  of  God,  and  in  the  Christian  faith  which  we 
confess  in  the  Apostles'  Creed.  You  will  teach  hitn 
to  worship  the  only  true  God,  to  call  upon  him  in 
all  his  necessities,  to  ascribe  glory  to  him  for  all 


Fourth.]       LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  CHILDREN.      123 

good,  and  to  acknowledge  that  all  his  righteousness 
is  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  all  his  strength  in  the  sancti- 
fication  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  You  will  teach  him  to 
deny  himself^  to  take  up  his  cross,  and  to  keep  the 
commandments  of  God,  the  substance  of  which  is, 
that  we  should  love  God  with  all  our  hearts,  and  our 
neighbour  as  ourselves.  Finally,  you  will  take  care 
to  exhort  this  child,  and  to  reprove  hi/n  when  it 
shall  be  necessary,  so  that  he  may  be  brought  up  in 
the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  according  to  his  holy 
word ;  to  the  end  that  his  whole  life  may  be  em- 
ployed for  the  glory  of  God,  and  for  the  edification 
of  his  neighbour. 

The  Minister  shall  ask, 
Are  these  your  promises  ? 

The  Pareiits  a?td  Spoiisors  shall  answer. 
Yes. 

The  Mi7iister  shall  then  say, 

The  Lord  give  you   grace  faithfully  to  perform 
these  promises. 

The  Minister  shall  then  baptize  the  child,  namijig  him 
and  saying^ 

N,  N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     A?nen. 

After  which,  the  Minister  shall  use  the  following 
Prayers  and  BenedictioJt, 
Let  us  pray. 

OGOD  !    the    Father,    the    Son,    and    the    Holy 
Ghost !    we  beseech   thee,  to  ratify  in   heaven 


124:         LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  CHILDREN.  [Part 

what  we  have  now  done  in  thy  name  upon  earth. 
Receive  fMs  child  into  the  fold  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd ;  and  bless  him  with  all  spiritual  nurture ;  for 
our  Redeemer's  sake.     Amen. 

0  HEAVENLY  Father !  who,  by  thy  holy  Pro- 
phet hast  taught  us  that  children  are  an  heritage 
of  the  Lord  ;  who  also  didst  enjoin  upon  thy  chosen 
people  Israel,  to  teach  their  children  thy  statutes 
and  ordinances ;  and  who,  through  thine  Apostle, 
St.  Peter,  hast  assured  us  that  the  promise  is  unto 
us,  and  unto  our  children  ;  we  beseech  thee  to  im- 
press upon  all  parents,  guardians  and  sponsors,  and 
especially  upon  those  who  have  at  this  time  pre- 
sented themselves  before  thee,  a  deep  sense  of  the 
trust  committed  to  them,  in  thy  wise  providence. 
Sanctify  them  through  thy  truth ;  and  give  them 
opportunity  and  disposition  to  perform  their  duties 
in  faithfulness  and  love.  And  vouchsafe,  O  Father ! 
to  this  child^  and  to  all  others  who  have  been  dedi- 
cated to  thee  in  baptism,  thy  protecting  care,  and 
thy  preventing  grace.  Give  them  meek  and  teach- 
able dispositions,  and  a  continual  growth  in  the 
knowledge  of  thy  truth  as  they  advance  in  years ; 
to  the  end  that,  through  the  means  of  grace  provided 
in  thy  church  on  earth,  they  may  at  last  be  received 
into  the  church  of  the  first  born  in  heaven ; 
through  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of    God,    and    the    communion    of    the    Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all,  evermore.     Amen. 


Fourth.] 


CONFIRMATION. 


THE     MANNER     OF      RECEIVING      CATECHUMENS,     BY 

CONFIRMATION    OF    THE    BAPTISMAL    VOW,    TO    A 

PARTICIPATION    IN    THE    LORD's    SUPPER. 


The  Minister  shall  say  to  the  Catechumens, 

YOU  have  presented  yourselves  in  the  house  of 
God  this  day,  to  witness  a  good  profession  of 
your  faith.  You  were  dedicated  to  God  in  baptism ; 
and,  being  come  to  years  of  discretion,  you  desire, 
by  your  own  act,  openly  to  put  on  Christ.  To  this 
end. 

Do  you  now  ratify  and  confirm  the  engagements 
made  in  your  behalf,  at  your  baptism  ? 

Do  you  renounce  Satan  and  his  works,  the  world 
and  its  pomps,  the  flesh  and  its  sinful  desires  ? 

Do  you  promise,  in  dependence  upon  divine  aid, 
to  continue  steadfast  in  the  Christian  faith,  and  to 
keep  the  commandments  of  God  all  the  days  of  your 

life? 

(135) 


126  LITURGY    OF    CONFIRMATION.  [Part 

The  Minister  shall  ask. 

Are  these  your  promises,  before  God  and  his 
Church  ? 

They  shall  answer. 
Yes. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say, 
God  give  you  grace  faithfully  to  perform   these 
promises. 

The  Minister  shall  co7itinue, 

AFTER  these  promises,  and  in  the  hope  that  you 
may  religiously  fulfil  them,  you  are  received 
into  the  number  of  the  faithful,  to  be  partakers  of 
the  holy  sacrament  of  the  Supper. 

And  I  call  upon  you,  Christian  brethren,  who  are 
here  present,  to  witness  the  promises  which  these 
young  persons  have  made  ;  and  I  exhort  you,  to  look 
upon  them  henceforth,  as  partakers  with  you  of  the 
same  grace,  and  to  offer  up  your  prayers  to  God  in 
their  behalf. 

An  Exhortation,  at  the  discretioji  of  the  Mijiister,  is 
then  addressed  to  the  Catechiunens  ;  after  which,  they 
kneel,  ajid  the  Minister  offers  the  following  Prayer, 

Let  us  pray. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  we  bless  thee,  that  thou  hast 
been  pleased  to  call  us  to  a  knowledge  of  thy- 
self;  and  especially,  that,  having  given  grace  unto 
these  persons  to  be  introduced  into  thy  Church, 
through  baptism,  thou  hast  also  graciously  permitted 
them  to  arrive  at  years  of  discretion,  and  to  ratify 


Fourth.]  LITURGY    OF    CONFIRMATION.  127 

and  confirm,  this  day,  the  vow  of  their  baptism. 
We  pray,  that  as  they  have  now  thus  solemnly  dedi- 
cated themselves  to  thee,  and  are  to  be  admitted  to 
the  communion  of  the  sacrament  of  the  death  of 
thy  Son,  thou  wouldst  ratify  in  heaven  what  we  do 
in  thy  name,  and  in  thy  church  on  earth.  Receive 
theift,  O  Lord  !  bless  themy  and  let  thy  grace  be  with 
the7ny  now  and  for  ever. 

O  GRACIOUS  God  !  Father  of  mercy  !  grant  that 
they  may  persevere  constantly  in  the  holy  profession, 
upon  which  they  have  just  entered,  so  that  they  may 
not  only  be  Christians  by  birth  and  baptism,  but 
may  henceforth  be  such  by  knowledge  and  through 
choice.  Since  they  have  renounced  Satan  and  his 
works,  the  world  and  its  pomp,  the  flesh  and  its  sin- 
ful desires,  let  the  prince  of  darkness  have  no  power 
over  them  j  and  grant  that,  henceforth,  their  faith 
may  triumph  over  the  world,  the  flesh  and  its  wicked 
propensities.  Floly  Father  !  keep  ihem  in  thy  faith, 
and  preserve  thejn  from  evil.  Sanctify  the?n  through 
thy  truth  :  thy  word  is  truth.  Guard  the?H  from  the 
corruptions  of  the  world.  Suff'er  not  the  instruc- 
tions which  they  have  received,  and  the  promises 
which  they  have  just  made,  to  be  ever  blotted  from 
their  memory.  Make  them  fruitful  in  knowledge 
and  in  faith,  in  holiness  and  in  comfort,  all  the  days 
of  their  lives.  May  they-ht  better  than  their  fathers ; 
and,  after  having  ministered  in  this  world  to  the 
designs  of  thy  providence,  may  they  obtain  from  thy 
goodness  eternal  salvation. 


128  LITURGY    OF    CONFIRMATION.  [Part 

O  Lord  !  we  pray  unto  thee  for  all  the  young 
people  of  this  church.  Bless  the  instructions  which 
are  given  to  them,  preserve  them  from  corruption, 
and  sanctify  them,  so  that  our  children  may  be  one 
day  ornaments  in  thy  house,  and  heirs  of  thy  king- 
dom. 

Give  grace  to  us  all,  the  young  and  the  old,  the 
high  and  the  low,  to  consider  well  what  it  is  to  be 
Christians  ;  and  to  reflect  continually  what  a  vow, 
what  promises,  what  a  solemn  profession,  we  have 
made  at  our  baptism,  as  well  as  in  the  communion  of 
the  holy  sacrament  of  the  Supper. 

Almighty  God  !  hear  us  favourably,  through 
Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  taught  us  thus  to  pray : 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  conclude  with  the  foll(mii7ig  Betiedic- 
tion. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  us  all,  evermore.     Amen. 


Fourth.] 


SECTION   SECOND. 

€ljB  litErgij  nf  36iipti5in  fnr  ahlts. 


77/.?  Mzm'ster  shall  commence  the  Service  with  the  follow- 
ing Sentence: 


0 


UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm  cxxiv.,  8. 


The  Minister  shall  then  ask  the  Person  to  be  Baptized, 


D 


O  you  present  yourself  before  God  and  his  holy 
church,  for  baptism  } 


He  shall  answer. 

Yes. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

HEAR,  my  brethren,  how  our  Saviour  instituted 
the  holy  sacrament  of  baptism,  as  it  is  re- 
corded in  the  Gospels  according  to  St.  Matthew 
and  St.  Mark. 


130       THE  LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  ADULTS.       [Part 
St.  Matthew,  xxviii.  18-20. 

AND  Jesus  spake  unto  his  disciples,  saying,  All 
power  is  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth. 
Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost :  teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you. 

St.  Mark,  xvi.,  15,  16. 

AND  Jesus  gave  command  to  his  disciples,  saying. 
Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach  the  Gospel 
to  every  creature.  He  that  believeth,  and  is  bap- 
tized, shall  be  saved ;  but  he  that  believeth  not, 
shall  be  damned. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say  to  the  Person  to  be  Baptized, 

SINCE  our  Lord  hath  instituted  this  holy  sacra- 
ment of  baptism,  and  hath  commanded,  as  you 
have  just  heard,  that  it  should  be  administered  to 
all  who  believe  in  him  ;  and  since  you  have  signified 
your  desire  to  receive  the  same,  in  testimony  of  your 
faith  ;  we  proceed,  in  conformity  with  holy  Scrip- 
ture, to  administer  it  to  you. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  offer  the  follow  i7ig  Prayer, 

Let  us  pray. 

ALMIGHTY  God!    Eternal  Father!    who   hast 
promised  us,  through  thy  goodness,  to  be  our 
God,  and  the  God  of  all  who  believe  in  thee,  and 


Fourth.]        LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  ADULTS.  131 

in  Jesus  Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent ;  we  pray  thee, 
to  give  thy  Holy  Spirit  to  thy  servant^  who  here  pre- 
sents himself  in  thy  presence.  Receive  him^  O  God  ! 
into  the  covenant  of  thy  mercy,  and  make  him  a  par- 
taker of  thy  grace ;  to  the  end  that  he  may  know  thee 
as  his  God  ;  that  he  may  adore  and  serve  thee  only, 
and  may  live  and  die  in  thee  :  so  that  this  baptism, 
through  which  we  receive  hi77i  into  thy  holy  church, 
may  not  be  administered  to  him  in  vain ;  but  that 
he  may  be  truly  baptized  into  the  death  of  thy  Son, 
and  into  newness  of  life  acceptable  unto  thee ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say  to  the  Person  to  be  Baptized, 


T 


HESE    are  the   holy  engagements  upon  which 
you  are  about  to  enter,  through  baptism. 


In  the  presence  of  God  and  this  assembly,  you 
profess,  that  you  believe,  and  receive  with  all  your 
heart,  the  Word  of  God ;  and  that  you  desire  to  live 
and  die  in  the  Christian  faith,  which  we  confess  in 
the  Apostles'  Creed.  You  profess  to  worship  the 
only  true  God,  and  promise  to  call  upon  him  in  all 
your  necessities,  and  to  ascribe  glory  to  him  for  all 
good.  You  profess  to  believe  that  all  your  right- 
eousness is  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  all  your  strength  in 
the  sanctification  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  You  promise, 
depending  on  Divine  aid,  to  renounce  Satan  and  his 
works,  the  world  and  its  pomps,  the  flesh  and  its  sinful 
desires;  to  dLtriy yourself ,  to  take  up  your  cross,  and 


132  LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  ADULTS.  [Part 

to  keep  the  commandments  of  God,  the  substance 
of  which  is,  that  we  should  love  God  with  all  our 
hearts,  and  our  neighbour  as  ourselves.  Finally,  you 
promise,  to  watch  and  pray,  that  you  may  live  in 
the  fear  of  God,  and  according  to  his  holy  word  ;  to 
the  end  that  your  whole  life  may  be  employed  for 
the  glory  of  God,  and  for  the  edification  of  your 
neighbour. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  ask, 

Are  these  your  professions  and  promises } 

He  shall  aftswer, 
Yes. 

The  Minister  shall  then  baptize  the  Person,  naming  him, 
and  saying, 

N.  N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

After  which   the    Minister   shall  'say   to    the  Baptized 
Person, 

YOU   are  now   received  into  the  number  of  the 
faithful,  to  be  a  partaker  of  the  holy  sacrament 
of  the  Supper. 

May  God  give  you  grace  to  remember  constantly 
the  holy  profession  which  you  have  embraced. 
May  he  ratify  in  heaven,  that  which  we  have  done 
in  his  name,  and  in  his  church  on  earth  ;  and  give 
you  his  blessing  now  and  evermore.  Amen. 
The  Minister  shall  theti  say, 

AND  I  call  upon  you.  Christian  brethren,  who  are 
here  present,   to  witness  the   profession  which 


Fourth.]       LITURGY  OF  BAPTISM  FOR  ADULTS.  133 

this  person  has  vndidiQ.  in  his  baptism;  and  I  exhort 
you  to  look  upon  kun  henceforth  as  a  pai^taker  with 
you  of  the  same  grace,  and  to  offer  up  your  prayers 
to  God  in  his  behalf. 

The  Perso?t  Baptized  shall  then  kneel,  and  the  Mi7iister 
shall  offer  the  following  Prayer  : 

Let  us  pray. 

0  GRACIOUS  God  !  Father  of  Mercy  !  we  bless 
thee  that  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  call  us  to  a 
knowledge  of  thyself;  and  especially  that  thou  hast 
given  grace  unto  this  perso?i  to  enter  into  covenant 
with  thee  by  baptism. 

Grant,  O  Merciful  God  !  that  he  may  constantly 
persevere  in  his  holy  profession.  Since  he  has  re- 
nounced Satan  and  his  works,  the  world  and  its 
pomps,  the  flesh  and  its  sinful  desires,  let  the  prince 
of  darkness  have  no  power  over  hi 771 ;  and  grant 
that,  henceforth,  his  faith  may  triumph  over  the 
world,  the  flesh  and  its  wicked  propensities.  Holy 
Father  !  sanctify  him  through  thy  truth ;  and  make 
hiiu  fruitful  in  knowledge  and  in  faith,  in  holiness 
and  in  comfort,  all  the  days  of  his  life  j  and,  after 
having  ministered  in  this  world  to  the  designs  of  thy 
providence,  may  he  obtain  from  thy  goodness  eternal 
salvation  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     A7nen. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
,be  with  us  all,  evermore.     Amen. 


[Part 


SECTION    THIRD. 


T/ie  Minister  shall  commence  the  Service  with  the  fol- 
lorwiiig 

Invocation. 


I 


Here  the  People  rise. 

N  the  name  of  the  Father,  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 


Here,  and  at  the  ejtd  of  the  several  Prayers,  the  People 
answer 

Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  ETERNAL  and  Almighty  God  !  whom  all  crea- 
tures praise  and  glorify  as  their  Creator  and 
Sovereign  Lord ;  we  beseech  thee,  as  we  are  now 
assembled  to  partake  of  the  holy  Supper,  which  thy 
Son,  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ,  commanded  us  to 
celebrate  in  remembrance  of   his   death,  ihat  thou 


Fourth.]        LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  135 

wouldst  give  us  grace  to  perform  this  sacred  duty, 
in  a  manner  acceptable  unto  thee  ;  through  the  same 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

HEAR,  my  brethren,  the  institution  of  the  Holy 
Supper,  as  it  is  related  by  St.  Paul,  in  the 
eleventh  chapter  of  the  First  Epistle  to  the  Corin- 
thians. 

Here  the  People  rise. 

1HAVE  received  of  the  Lord,  that  which  also  I 
delivered  unto  you,  that  the  Lord  Jesus,  the 
same  night  in  which  he  was  betrayed,  took  bread  : 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and 
said,  Take,  eat :  this  is  my  body,  which  is  broken 
for  you  :  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  After  the 
same  manner  also  he  took  the  cup,  when  he  had 
supped,  saying,  This  cup  is  the  New  Testament  in 
my  blood  :  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  re- 
membrance of  me.  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  ye  do  show  the  Lord's 
death  till  he  come.  Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat 
this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord,  un- 
worthily, shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of 
the  Lord.  But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  and  so 
let  him  eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup. 
For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  unworthily,  eateth 
and  drinketh  condemnation  to  himself,  not  discern- 
ing the  Lord's  body. 


136  LITURGY    OF    THE    HOLY    SUPPER.  [Part 

The  People  being  seated^  the  Minister  shall  C07iti7iue, 

YOU  have  now  heard  in  what  manner  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  instituted  the  Holy  Supper ;  and 
with  what  purity  and  reverence  it  should  be  cele- 
brated, even  unto  the  end  of  the  world,  by  all 
believers. 

We  learn  from  holy  Scripture,  that  none  but  true 
Christians  should  come  thereunto,  and  that  all  such 
as  are  not  of  the  number  of  the  faithful  are  unworthy 
to  be  partakers  thereof.  To  wit :  the  impious,  the 
unbelieving,  the  profane,  the  blasphemous,  those 
who  live  in  strife  and  in  hatred,  impure,  sensual  and 
carnal  men,  drunkards,  the  unjust,  those  who  with- 
hold the  goods  of  others,  the  covetous,  the  proud, 
evil  speakers ;  and  generally,  all  those  in  whom 
reigneth  the  love  of  the  world  and  of  its  evil  de- 
sires :  upoji  all  of  whom,  whilst  they  amend  not,  the 
anger  of  God  resteth. 

As  for  you,  Christian  brethren,  who  intend  to 
come  to  this  holy  communion,  you  ought  carefully 
to  consider  the  solemnity  of  what  you  are  about  to 
do,  lest  you  eat  of  this  bread  and  drink  of  this  cup 
unworthily.  Judge  ye  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged  of  the  Lord.  And  in  all  things,  wherein 
ye  know  that  ye  have  offended  him,  whether  in  word 
or  in  deed,  in  thought  or  in  will,  make  confession 
thereof,  with  a  humble  reliance  upon  his  mercy,  and 
a  true  desire  to  live,  henceforth,  a  righteous  and 
godly  life.     Be  ye,  also,  filled  with  sincere  love  to- 


Fourth.]         LITURGY    OF    THE    HOLY    SUPPER.  137 

wards  your  neighbour ;  if  ye  have  done  wrong  to 
any,  make  reparation  ;  and  forgive  ye  one  another, 
even  as  ye  desire  from  God  the  forgiveness  of  your 
sins.  If  ye  are  thus  minded,  and  if  your  consciences 
thus  bear  witness  for  you  before  God,  who  knoweth 
your  hearts,  ye  may  come  to  this  holy  table  ;  and 
ye  ought  not  to  doubt  that  the  Lord  Jesus  will  there 
make  you  partakers  of  all  the  fruits  of  his  passion 
and  death. 

But,  above  all  things,  ye  must  give  at  this  time, 
your  humble  and  hearty  thanks  to  God,  for  the  re- 
demption of  the  world  through  Jesus  Christ  his 
Son ;  who  did  humble  himself  even  to  the  death  of 
the  cross,  for  us  miserable  sinners,  that  he  might 
make  us  children  of  God,  and  exalt  us  to  everlasting 
life  ;  and,  to  the  end  that  we  should  always  remem- 
ber his  exceeding  great  love,  did  institute  this  holy 
sacrament,  to  be  unto  us  a  pledge  of  his  love,  and  a 
perpetual  memorial  of  his  death,  to  our  great  and 
endless  comfort.  To  this  merciful  Redeemer,  there- 
fore, as  well  as  to  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit, 
let  us  now  and  always  offer,  as  we  are  most  bounden, 
our  benedictions  and  our  praises. 

Theji  the  Minister  shall  say, 
Let  us  pray. 

IT  is  meet  and  right,  and  our  profitable  duty,  that 
we  should,  at  all  times  and  in  all  places,  give 
thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  Holy  Father,  Everlasting 
God  !    through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord ;   who  for  us 


138  LITURGY    OF    THE    HOLY    SUPPER.  [Part 

was  made  very  man,  yet  without  sin  ;  who  died  for 
our  offences,  and  rose  again  for  our  justification  ; 
who  by  his  death  hath  destroyed  death,  and  by  his 
resurrection  hath  given  us  eternal  life;  who  hath 
ascended  up  on  high,  far  above  all  heavens,  where 
he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for  us  ;  who  also, 
according  to  his  gracious  promise,  sent  down  upon 
the  Apostles  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  lead  them  into  all 
truth,  and  to  bestow  upon  them  the  gift  of  tongues, 
that  they  might  preach  the  gospel  unto  all  nations  ; 
whereby  we  have  been  brought  out  of  darkness  into 
light,  and  to  a  knowledge  of  thee ;  who  also  giveth 
us  the  Spirit  of  Adoption,  and  the  blessed  hope  of 
pardon  and  peace,  at  the  day  of  his  glorious  appear- 
ing :— 

Therefore,  with  angels  and  archangels,  and  with 
all  the  company  of  heaven,  we  magnify  thy  glorious 
name ;  evermore  praising  thee,  and  saying.  Holy, 
holy,  holy.  Lord  God  of  Hosts,  heaven  and  earth 
are  full  of  thy  glory,  O  God,  most  high ! 

AND  since,  O  Lord  !  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son,  did 
offer  up  himself  as  a  sacrifice  on  the  Cross,  to 
redeem  mankind,  we  beseech  thee,  in  consideration 
of  this  sacrifice,  that  thou  wouldst  receive  the  sup- 
plications which  we  offer  unto  thy  Divine  Majesty, 
for  the  peace  of  the  whole  world,  and  for  the  salva- 
tion of  all  people. 

We  pray  thee  to  bless  the  Church  Universal,  with 
the  spirit  of  truth,  unity  and  concord  ;  and  to  give 
grace  to  all  who  profess  thy  name,  to  follow  with  one 


Fourth.]  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  139 

consent   thy   holy  word,  and  live  in   harmony   and 
godly  love. 

Vouchsafe,  O  God  !  who  art  the  source  of  all 
power,  to  bless  and  defend  all  Christian  rulers  and 
magistrates.  So  replenish  them  with  the  grace  of 
thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  they  may  perform  their  duties 
with  faithfulness,  that  religion  may  flourish,  and 
righteousness  advance  among  us. 

Shed  thy  grace,  O  Sovereign  Shepherd  of  our 
souls  !  upon  all  the  ministers  of  thy  church,  that 
they  may  set  forth  the  truth  and  power  of  thy  holy 
word,  both  by  their  life  and  doctrine  ;  that  they  may 
faithfully  administer  thy  holy  sacraments,  and  dili- 
gently watch  over  the  flocks  committed  to  their  charge. 

We  beseech  thee,  of  thy  goodness,  to  succour  all 
persons  who,  during  this  transitory  life,  are  in 
trouble,  sorrow,  need,  sickness,  or  any  other  ad- 
versity. 

Finally,  Q  Lord !  we  pray  thee  for  all  this  con- 
gregation here  present,  for  all  thy  servants  who  de- 
sire to  be  partakers  at  thy  table,  and  for  all  who 
show  forth  the  death  of  their  Saviour,  and  wait  for 
his  last  and  glorious  coming;  that  through  the  com- 
munion in  the  death  of  thy  Son,  and  through  the 
efficacy  of  the  precious  blood  which  he  shed  upon 
the  cross,  we  may  be  delivered  from  the  wrath  to 
come,  and  be  found  worthy  to  be  received,  with  all 
thine  elect,  into  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom. 

Hear   us,  O  God,  our  Father  !   in   the  name  of 


140  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  [Part 

Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour  and  Intercessor,  who  hath 
taught  us  to  pray,  saying  : 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread  ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Ame7i. 

ALMIGHTY  God!  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  before  whom  we  now  come  to  partake 
of  the  sacrament  of  the  death  of  thy  Son,  graciously 
hear  the  confession  of  our  sins.  We  acknowledge, 
O  Lord  !  our  unworthiness  ;  we  deplore  the  enor- 
mity and  number  of  the  sins  which  v/e  have  com- 
mitted against  thee  ;  and  we  do  not  presume  to 
come  to  thy  holy  sacrament,  trusting  in  our  own 
righteousness,  but  in  thy  great  compassion.  Have 
mercy  upon  us,  O  merciful  Father !  have  mercy 
upon  us.  Pardon  us,  for  the  love  of  Jesus  Christ ; 
and  give  us  grace  this  day,  so  to  receive  these 
sacred  mysteries  of  bread  and  wine,  that  being 
united  to  thy  holy  Son  through  faith,  we  may  live  in 
him  and  he  in  us.  We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  for 
the  sake  of  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.    Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  give  the  following  invitation  : 


Y 


E  who  truly  repent  of  your  sins,  and  rely  wtth 
confidence  on  the  mercy  of  God  ;  who  also  .are 


Fourth.]  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  141 

in  sincere  charity  with  all  your  neighbours ;  and  are 
resolved,  to  conform  your  lives  more  and  more  to 
the  commandments  of  God  ;  draw  near,  and  partake 
of  the  holy  communion  of  the  body  and  blood  of 
our  Lord. 

The  People  shall  then  come  to  the  Table. 
The  Minister  shall  then  say, 
Let  us  pray. 

0  ALMIGHTY  God  and  Heavenly  Father!  who, 
through  thy  great  mercy,  didst  deliver  up  thy 
Son  to  suffer  death  upon  the  cross  for  our  redemption, 
we  ascribe  unto  thee  all  glory  and  praise,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  ;  who  offered  up  his  own  body 
as  a  sacrifice  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world,  and 
commanded  that  a  perpetual  memorial  of  his  death 
should  be  kept  in  his  church,  until  his  coming  at 
the  last  day  :  For,  the  same  night  in  which  he  v/as  be- 
trayed, he  took  bread  ;*  and  when  he  had  given 
thanks  to  thee,  O  Eternal  Father  !  he  brake  it,  and 
gave  it  to  his  disciples,  saying.  Take,  eat :  this  is 
my  body,  which  is  broken  for  you  :  this  do  in  re- 
membrance of  me.f  Likewise,  after  supper,  he  took 
the  cup  ;X  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  gave  it 
to  them,  saying,  Drink  ye  all  of  it;  for  this  is  my 
blood    of  the   New    Testament,  which    is  shed   for 

*  Here  the  Minister  takes  the  bread  in  his  hands. 

tHere  the  Minister  partakes  of  the  bread,  and  gives  bread   to  other 
Ministers,  who  may  be  at  the  table  with  him. 
X  Here  he  takes  the  cup. 


142 


LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER. 


[Part 


many,  for  the  remission  of  sins ;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as 
ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  me.* 

Then  the  Mmz'sfer  shall  deliver  the  Communioti  to  the 
People  ;  ajid  shall  say, 

l7i  givi7ig  the  Bread. 

Remember  that  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Saviour,  died 
for  thee,  and  be  thankful. 

I 71  givi7ig  the  Cup. 

Remember  that  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Saviour,  shed 
his  blood  for  thee,  and  be  thankful. 

The  Co77i77iu7iica7its  havi7ig  retur7ted  to  their  Pews,  a 
Hy77in  shall  be  sung ;  duri7ig  which,  offeri7tgs  for  the 
Poor  77iay  be  received. 

After  which,  the  Mi7iister  shall  say. 

Let  us  pray. 

HEAVENLY  Father!  we  bless  thee  that  thou 
hast  been  pleased  so  to  favour  us  miserable  sin- 
ners, as  to  receive  us  at  the  communion  of  thy  Son, 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord  ;  who  of  God,  is  made  unto 
us  wisdom,  and  righteousness,  sanctification  and  re- 
demption. We  bless  thee,  for  having  given  him  unto 
us  as  the  bread  of  eternal  life.  Give  us  grace,  never 
to  forget  these  great  benefits,  but  rather,  having 
them  graven  upon  the  table  of  our  hearts,  to  grow 
constantly  in  faith,  and  be  fruitful  in  every  good 
work,  that  our  lives  may  be  devoted  to  the  advance- 

*  Here  he  drinks  of  the  cup,  and  gives  it  to  the  other  Ministers. 


Fourth,]  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  143 

ment  of  thy  glory,  and  to  the  edification  of  our 
neighbour;  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  thee,  God  blessed  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  simg  the  followi7tg  Doxology  ;  during  which 
all  stand. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  v/e  give 
thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  who 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou,  who  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou,  who 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ;  thou  only  art  the  Lord  ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  give  the  following 

EXHORTATION    TO    THOSE    WHO    HAVE    COMMUNED. 

The  People  continue  to  stand. 

I   NOW  exhort  and  beseech  you,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren, by  the  mercies  of  God,  and  by  the  love  of 


144  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  [Part 

the  Lord  Jesus,  to  consider  well  what  we  have  just 
done,  in  the  holy  rite  which  we  have  celebrated. 

We  have  solemnly  acknowledged,  by  this  act  of 
thanksgiving,  and  by  this  public  profession  of  our 
faith,  that  we  have  been  ransomed  from  our  sins  and 
from  eternal  condemnation,  by  the  death  of  Jesus 
Christ.  We  have  testified  that  we  are  all  brethren, 
and  members  of  one  body,  and  that  we  have  a 
brotherly  and  sincere  love  towards  each  other. 
We  have  also  promised  to  glorify  God  in  our  minds 
and  bodies,  by  a  life  of  holiness  worthy  of  our  vo- 
cation. 

May  God  give  us  grace  to  remember  well  these 
promises,  to  perform  them  religiously,  and  to  have 
the  death  of  our  beloved  Redeemer  so  deeply  graven 
in  our  hearts,  that  we  may  die  daily,  more  and  more, 
unto  sin,  and  that  we  may  walk  in  the  ways  of  holi- 
ness all  our  lives,  to  the  glory  of  God,  and  to  our 
mutual  edification.     Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  conclude  the  Service  with  one  of 
the  following 

BENEDICTIONS. 

NOW  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from 
the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd 
of  the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting 
covenant,  make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work  to 
do  his  will,  working  in  you  that  which  is  well  pleas- 
ing in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ ;  to  whom  be 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen.     Heb.  xiii.^  20,  21, 


Fourth.]  LITURGY  OF  THE  HOLY  SUPPER.  145 

THE  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you.  The  Lord 
make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gra- 
cious unto  you.  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance 
upon  you,  and  give  you  peace.  Af7ien.  Niuiibers^ 
vi.,  24,  25,  26. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  us  all  evermore.     A?nen.     II.  Cor.^xiii.^  14. 


[Pa 


SECTION    FOURTH. 


§mm  fnr  (Drrnsinns  nf  C^nlEJjrtirnl  3iiBlrnrtiiiiL 


T/ie  Service  may  coimiience  with  a  Canticle,  Psalm,  or 
Hym?i,  during  which  all  stand. 


0 


Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm  cxxiv.,  8. 


Here,  and  at  the  end  of  the  following  Prayer,  the  People 
answer, 

Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say. 

Let  us  pray. 

OLORD,  our  God  and  our  Father !  since  we  are 
come  together  for  the  instruction  of  the  young 
people  of  this  church  in  the  teachings  of  thy  holy 
(146) 


Fourth.]  CATECHETICAL    INSTRUCTION.  147 

word;  we  give  thee  thanks,  for  having  enlightened 
us  by  the  knowledge  of  thy  gospel,  and  for  having 
made  known  unto  us,  through  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son, 
the  way  that  leadeth  to  eternal  life. 

We  pray  thee  to  bless  these  exercises,  and  to  give 
to  these  young  persons  such  docility,  as  may  enable 
them  to  profit  by  our  instructions.  Thou  hast  caused 
them  to  be  born  into  thy  church  ;  they  have  been 
dedicated  to  thee  in  baptism  ;  thou  art  their  Father 
and  their  God.  O  Lord  !  for  the  love  of  thy  Son, 
who  blessed  the  children  that  were  brought  unto 
him,  and  prayed  for  them  ;  vouchsafe  to  bestow  thy 
blessing  on  those  whom  we  instruct,  and  to  fill 
them  betimes,  with  love  and  fear  of  thee.  May  the 
precepts  of  thy  word  not  only  enlighten  their 
minds,  but  sanctify  their  hearts,  and  become  the 
rule  of  their  conduct ;  to  the  end  that  nov/,  in  the 
days  of  their  youth,  they  may  walk  in  the  paths  of 
piety,'  and  thus  attain  to  the  glory  of  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

Give  thy  grace  to  fathers  and  mothers,  to  bring 
up  their  children  under  thy  guidance.  Bless  all  the 
families  of  this  church.  Sanctify  the  young  people. 
Grant  the  knowledge  and  the  fear  of  thee  to  persons 
of  every  age  and  condition  ;  so  that  all  of  us  may 
increase  in  faith  and  piety,  as  we  advance  in  years. 
Make  us  all  to  be  as  children  in  innocence  and 
humility ;  grant  that  the  knowledge  which  thou 
hast  given  us,  and  the  glory  which  we  look  for,  may 
lead  us  to  love  thee,  and  to  live  in  those  good  works 


148  CATECHETICAL    INSTRUCTION.  [Part 

which  thou  hast  ordained  that  we  should  walk  in. 
Favourably  hear  us,  O  Almighty  God  !  for  the  love 
of  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  taught  us  thus  to  pray, 
saying  : 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil  :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Or  this. 

OLORD  !  as  we  are  now  about  to  instruct  the 
youth  of  this  church,  we  implore  thee  to  shed 
thy  blessing  on  our  labours,  and  to  give  unto  these 
young  persons  the  docility  requisite  to  profit  there- 
by. Since  they  have  been  consecrated  to  thee  from 
their  infancy ;  and  thou  art  their  Father  and  their 
God,  vouchsafe  to  take  them  under  thy  protection, 
to  sanctify  them  by  thy  Spirit,  and  to  fill  them  with 
the  love  and  the  fear  of  thee ;  to  the  end,  that  they 
may  hereafter  be  among  the  truly  faithful  in  thy 
church,  and  among  the  ever  blessed  in  thy  kingdom  ; 
through  the  mercy  and  love  of  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;   give  us  this  day  our  daily 


Fourth.]  CATECHETICAL    INSTRUCTION.  119 

bread  ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us  ;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  the  Recitation  of  the  Children  shall  follow. 

After  which,  a  Benediction. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  us  all  evermore.     A?neji.     II.  Cor.,  xiii.,  14. 


[Part 


SECTION    FIFTH. 


€tiB  jDiturgq  nf  Jtiarriitgc. 


The  Minister  shall  coin7nence  the  Service  with  the  fol- 
lowing Sentence. 


0 


UR  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made 
heaven  and  earth.     Psalm  cxxiv.,  8. 

The7i  the  Mitiister  shall  say. 


GOD  our  Father,  having  created  heaven  and  earth, 
and  all  that  in  them  is,  made  man  in  his  own 
image,  and  gave  him  dominion  over  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  over  the  fowl  of 
the  air,  and  over  every  living  thing  that  moveth 
upon  the  earth.  And  after  he  had  created  man, 
God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  the  man  should  be 
alone :  I  will  make  him  a  help  meet  for  him. 
And  the  Lord  God  made  woman,  bone  of  his  bone, 
and  flesh  of  his  flesh,  signifying  thereby  that  they 
two  were  one. 

(150) 


Fourth.]  THE    LITURGY    OF    MARRIAGE.  151 

Wherefore,  our  blessed  Lord,  when  the  Phari- 
sees came  unto  him,  tempting  him,  and  saying  unto 
him,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for 
every  cause  ?  answered  and  said  unto  them  : — Have 
ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made  them  at  the  begin- 
ning, made  them  male  and  female,  and  said.  For 
this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  father  and  mother,  and 
shall  cleave  to  his  wife  :  and  they  twain  shall  be  one 
flesh  ?  So  then  they  are  no  more  twain,  but  one 
flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath  joined  together, 
let  not  man  put  asunder. 

And  the  Apostle  St.  Paul,  who  commendeth  mar- 
riage as  honourable  in  all,  saith  : — So  ought  men  to 
love  their  wives  as  their  own  bodies ;  he  that  loveth 
his  wife,  loveth  himself.  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated 
his  own  flesh,  but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it. 
Likewise,  let  the  wife  see  that  she  reverence  her 
husband,  and  submit  herself  unto  her  own  husband, 
as  it  is  fit  in  the  Lord. 

Seeing,  then,  that  this  holy  covenant  of  Matri- 
mony, which  God  hath  ordained,  is  of  such  authority 
and  obligation ;  it  is  not  to  be  entered  into  unad- 
visedly or  ]||htly,  but  reverently,  discreetly,  and 
soberly,  in  the  fear  of  God,  and  with  holy  purpose 
to  live  therein  in  all  purity,  according  to  his  will. 

Addressing  the  Persons  to  be  Married,   the  Minister 
shall  say, 

M.  and  N. — Are  you  willing  to  enter  into  the 
holy  state  of  Matrimony,  which  God  hath  instituted. 


152  THE    LITURGY    OF    MARRIAGE.  [Part 

to  live  together  therein,  according  to  his  command- 
ments ?  And  do  you  desire  to  make  known  here, 
before  God  and  this  company,  {or  congregation^ 
this  your  purpose  ? 

They  shall  answer. 

Yes. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

God  confirm  and  bless  your  purpose. 
Let  us  pray. 

0  ETERNAL  God!  the  author  of  every  good 
and  perfect  gift,  we  thank  thee  that  thou  hast 
ordained  the  institution  of  marriage ;  and  we  be- 
seech thee  to  send  thy  blessing  upon  these  thy  ser- 
vantSj^who  are  now  about  to  be  joined  together  in 
this  holy  esfate.  /  Give  them  a  just  sense  of  thy  pre- 
sence, and  of  the  obligation  of  the  covenant  they 
are  about  to  make  ;  to  the  end  that  this  solemn  ser- 
vice may  have-  a  wholesome  influence  upon  their 
affections  and  conduct  throughout  life,  to  the  glory 
of  thy  name ;  through  Jesus  Chriift  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say  to  the  Man, 

M.  Do  you  acknowledge  here,  before  God  and 
this  company,  {or  congregation^  that  you  have  agreed 
to  take,  and  that  you  now  take,  N.  for  your  wife  ? 
Do  you  promise  to  love,  honour  and  protect  her ; 


Fourth.]  THE    LITURGY    OF    MARRIAGE.  153 

to  maintain,  comfort  and  cherish  her,  in  health  and 
in  sickness,  in  joy  and  in  sorrow,  in  prosperity  and 
in  adversity;  to  lead  a  holy  life  with  her,  being 
faithful  unto  her  in  all  things ;  as  is  the  duty  of  a 
good  husband,  according  to  the  word  of  God  ? 

A7ts7ver. — Yes. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say  unto  the  Woinan, 

N.  Do -you  also  acknowledge  here,  before  God 
and  this  company,  {^or  congregation^  that  you  have 
agreed  to  take,  and  that  you  now  take,  M.  for  your 
husband  !  Do  you  promise  to  love,  honour  and 
obey  him  ;  to  comfort  and  cherish  him,  in  health 
and  in  sickness,  in  joy  and  in  sorrow,  in  prosperity 
and  in  adversity  ;  to  lead  a  holy  life  with  him,  being 
faithful  unto  him  in  all  things  ;  as  is  the  duty  of  a 
good  wife,  according  to  the  word  of  God  ? 

Answer. — Yes. 

[  To  be  used,  or  not,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Parties. 

IN  testimony,  that  you  M.  and  N.  do  advisedly 
and  solemnly  ratify  all  that  hath  been  declared 
and  promised  by  you,  do  thou  M.  acknowledge  and 
endow  this  woman  as  thy  wife,  by  delivering  unto 
her  a  ring,  in  token  of  thy  faith  ;  and  do  thou  N. 
in  like  manner  receive  the  same,  as  a  pledge  of  his 
faith,  and  as  a  witness  of  thy  vows. 

The7t  the  Man  delivers  to  the  Wo7na7i  a  ring,  placi7ig  it 
up07t  the  fourth  fi7iger  of  her  left  ha7id.'\ 

Then  shall  the  Mi7iister  joi7t  their  right  hands  together, 
7*  and  say. 


154 


THE    LITURGY    OF    MARRIAGE. 


[Part 


Y 


OU  are  now  Man  and  Wife. 


Those  whom  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not 
man  put  asunder. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say. 

Let  us  pray  to  God  our  Father,  for  his  blessing 
upon  these  his  servants. 

0  ALMIGHTY,  all-merciful,  and  all-wise  God! 
we  pray  thee  in  behalf  of  these  persons,  who 
have  entered  into  the  holy  estate  of  marriage,  that 
thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  to  them  thy  Holy  Spirit. 
Send  down  thy  blessing  upon  these  thy  servants, 
whom  we  bless  in  thy  name.  Enable  them  to  ob- 
serve surely,  and  to  perform  faithfully,  the  vows  and 
covenant  between  them  made  ;  and,  mutually  edify- 
ing each  other,  to  live  together  in  purity,  concord 
and  piety.  Give  them  grace  to  reverence  and  serve 
thee,  and  to  contribute  to  the  advancement  of  thy 
glory,  the  honour  of  the  gospel,  and  the  welfare  of 
thy  church.  Favourably  hear  us,  O  Father  of 
Mercy  !  in  the  name  and  for  the  sake  of  thy  dear 
Son.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  add  this  Benediction, 

GOD,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
bless,  preserve  and  guide  you.  May  you  be 
filled  with  all  spiritual  benediction,  and  so  live  to- 
gether in  this  life,  that,  in  the  world  to  come,  you 
may  have  life  everlasting.     Amen. 


Fourth.] 


SECTION    SIXTH. 

IrriiirB  for  tljB  13urial  nf  tljB  dmh 

TAKEN  FROM  THE   BOOK    OF   COMMON    PRAYER  OF   THE 
PROTESTANT   EPISCOPAL   CHURCH   OF    U.  S. 


THE  MINISTER  MAY  READ  THE  WHOLE,  OR  SUCH 
PART    OF    THIS    SERVICE    AS    HE    MAY    THINK    FIT. 

T/ie  Minister,  meeting  the  Corpse  at  the-  entrance  of  the 
Church,  and  going  before  it,  either  into  the  Church,  or 
towards  the  Grave,  shall  say, 

1AM  the  resurrection  and  the  life,  saith  the  Lord : 
he  that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead, 
yet  shall  he  live  :  And  whosoever  liveth  and  be- 
lieveth in  me,  shall  never  die.     St.  John,  xi.,  25,  26. 

I  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  he 
shall  stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the  earth.  And 
though  after  my  skin  worms  destroy  this  body,  yet 
in  my  flesh  shall  I  .see  God :  whom  I  shall  see  for 
myself,  and  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another. 
Job  xix.y  25-27. 

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156  BURIAL    SERVICE.  [Part 

WE  brought  nothing  into  this  world,  and  it  is  cer- 
tain we  can  carry  nothing  out.  The  Lord 
gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away ;  blessed  be  the 
name  of  the  Lord.     /.  7»/^.,  vi.  yy  Job  /.,  21. 

After  they  are  come  mto  the  Church,  shall  be  said  or 
sung  the  following  Anthem,  taken  from  the  xxxtxth 
and  xcth  Psalms. 

During  which  the  People  stand. 

Froi7t  Psalm  xxxix. 

LORD,  let  me  know  my  end,  and  the  number  of 
my  days ;  that  I  may  be  certified  how  long  I 
have  to  live. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days,  as  it  were  a  span 
long,  and  mine  age  is  even  as  nothing  in  respect  of 
thee ;  and  verily  every  man  living  is  altogether 
vanity. 

For  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow,  and  dis- 
quieteth  himself  in  vain  ;  he  heapeth  up  riches,  and 
cannot  tell  who  shall  gather  them. 

And  now,  Lord  !  what  is  my  hope  1  Truly  my 
hope  IS  even  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  mine  offences  ;  and  make  me 
not  a  rebuke  unto  the  foolish. 

When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  chasten  man  for  sin, 
thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away,  like  as  it 
were  a  moth  fretting  a  garment :  every  man  there- 
fore is  but  vanity. 

Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord  !    and  with  thine  ears 


Fourth.]  BURIAL    SERVICE.  157 

consider  my  calling ;  hold  not  thy  peace  at  my 
tears : 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee,  and  a  sojourner,  as 
all  my  fathers  were. 

O  spare  me  a  little,  that  I  may  recover  my 
strength,  before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more  seen. 

Fro7n  Psalm  xc. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  refuge,  from  one  gene- 
ration to  another. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever 
the  earth  and  the  world  were  made,  thou  art  God 
from  everlasting,  and  world  without  end. 

Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction ;  again  thou 
sayest,  Come  again,  ye  children  of  men. 

For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as  yes- 
terday ;  seeing  that  is  past  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

As  soon  as  thou  scatterest  them,  they  are  even  as 
a  sleep  ;  and  fade  away  suddenly  like  the  grass. 

In  the  morning  it  is  green,  and  groweth  up  ;  but 
in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  dried  up,'  and 
withered. 

For  we  consume  away,  in  thy  displeasure;  and 
are  afraid  at  thy  wrathful  indignation. 

Thou  hast  set  our  misdeeds  before  thee  ;  and  our 
secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

For  when  thou  art  angry,  all  our  days  are  gone ; 
we  bring  our  years  to  an  end,  as  it  were  a  tale  that 
is  told. 

The  days  of  our  age  are  threescore  years  and  ten ; 


158  BURIAL    SERVICE.  [Part 

and  though  men  be  so  strong  that  they  come  to  four- 
score years,  yet  is  their  strength  then  but  labour 
and  sorrow ;  so  soon  passeth  it  away,  and  we  are 
gone. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  ap- 
ply our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to, 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then  shall  follow  the  Lesson,  taken  out  of  the  fifteenth 
Chapter  of  the  First  Epistle  of  St.  Paul  to  the  Cor- 
inthians, 

NOW  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become 
the  first  fruits  of  them  that  slept.  For  since 
by  man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead.  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so 
in  Christ  stiall  all  be  made  alive.  But  every  man 
in  his  own  order  :  Christ  the  first  fruits  ;  afterward, 
they  that  are  Christ's  at  his  coming.  Then  cometh 
the  end,  when  he  shall  have  delivered  up  the  king- 
dom to  God,  even  the  Father ;  when  he  shall  have 
put  down  all  rule,  and  all  authority,  and  power. 
For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all  enemies 
under  his  feet.  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  de- 
stroyed is  death.  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under 
his  feet.  But  when  he  saith,  all  things  are  put  under 
him,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is  excepted,  which  did  put 
all  things  under  him.  And  when  all  things  shall  be 
subdued  unto  him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself 


Fourth.]  BURIAL    SERVICE.  159 

be  subject  unto  Him  that  put  all  things  under  him, 
that  God  may  be  all  in  all.  Else  what  shall  they 
do,  which  are  baptized  for,  the  dead,  if  the  dead 
rise  not  at  all  ?  Why  are  they  then  baptized  for  the 
dead  ?  And  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every  hour.? 
I  protest  by  your  rejoicing,  which  I  have  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord,  I  die  daily.  If  after  the  manner  of 
men  I  have  fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus,  what 
advantageth  it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not  ?  Let  us 
eat  and  drink ;  for  to-morrow  we  die.  Be  not  de- 
ceived :  evil  communications  corrupt  good  man- 
ners. Awake  to  righteousness,  and  sin  not ;  for 
some  have  not  the  knowledge  of  God.  I  speak  this 
to  your  shame.  But  some  man  will  say.  How  are 
the  dead  raised  up  ?  and  v/ith  what  body  do  they 
come  ?  Thou  fool !  that,  which  thou  sowest,  is  not 
quickened,  except  it  die.  And  that  which  thou 
sowest,  thou  sowest  not  that  body  that  shall  be,  but 
bare  grain,  it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some 
other  grain.  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath 
pleased  him ;  and  to  every  seed,  his  own  body.  All 
flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh ;  but  there  is  one  kind 
of  flesh  of  men,  another  flesh  of  beasts,  another  of 
fishes,  and  another  of  birds.  There  are  also  celes- 
tial bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial ;  but  the  glory  of 
the  celestial  is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is 
another.  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and  another 
glory  of  the  moon,  and  another  glory  of  the  stars ; 
for  one  star  differeth  from  another  star  in  glory.  So 
also  is  the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  It  is  sown  in 
corruption  ;  it  is  raised  in  incorruption  :   it  is  sown 


160  BURIAL  SERVICE.  [Part 

in  dishonour  ;  it  is  raised  in  glory :  it  is  sown  in 
weakness  ;  it  is  raised  in  power  :  it  is  sown  a  natural 
body ;  it  is  raised  a  spiritual  body.  There  is  a 
natural  body,  and  there  is  a  spiritual  body.  And  so 
it  is  written,  The  first  man  Adam  was  made  a  living 
soul ;  the  last  Adam  was  made  a  quickening  spirit. 
Howbeit,  that  was  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but 
that  which  is  natural ;  and  afterward  that  which  is 
spiritual.  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  :  the 
second  man  the  Lord  from  heaven.  As  is  the 
earthy,  such  are  they  that  are  earthy  ;  and  as  is  the 
heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly.  And 
as  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy,  we  shall 
also  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly.  Now  this  I 
say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God  ;  neither  doth  corruption  in- 
herit incorruption.  Behold,  I  show  you  a  mystery. 
We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  be  changed,  in  a 
moment,  in*  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last 
trump  :  for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead 
shall  be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be 
changed.  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incor- 
ruption, and  this  mortal  must  put  on  immortality. 
So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incor- 
ruption, and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immor- 
tality, then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying  that 
is  written,  Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory.  O 
death,  where  is  thy  sting  ?  O  grave,  where  is  thy 
victory  ?  The  sting  of  death  is  sin,  and  the  strength 
of  sin  is  the  law.  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  the  victory,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


Fourth.]  BURIAL    SERVICE.  161 

Therefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be  ye  steadfast, 
unmoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of  the 
Lord  ;  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not 
in  vain  in  the  Lord. 

Then  may  be  sung  a  Hymn. 

Then,  m  the  Church,  or  at  the  Grave,  shall  be  said., 

MAN,  that  is  born  of  a  woman,  hath  but  a  short 
time  to  live,  and  is  full  of  misery.  He  cometh 
up,  and  is  cut  down,  like  a  flower ;  he  fleeth  as  it 
were  a  shadow,  and  never  continueth  in  one  stay. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death  :  of  whom 
may  we  seek  for  succour,  but  of  thee,  O  Lord !  who 
for  our  sins  art  justly  displeased.? 

Yet,  O  Lord  God  most  holy  !  O  Lord  most  mighty  ! 
O  holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour !  deliver  us  not 
into  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death. 

Thou  knowest.  Lord !  the  secrets  of  our  hearts ; 
shut  not  thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayer;  but  spare 
us,  Lord  most  holy  !  O  God  most  mighty !  O  holy 
and  merciful  Saviour!  thou  most  v/vrthy  Judge 
eternal,  suffer  us  not,  at  our  last  hour,  for  any  pains 
of  death,  to  fall  from  thee. 

Then,  while  the  earth  shall  be  cast  upon  the  Body,  by 
some  standing  by,  the  Minister  shall  say, 

FORASMUCH  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God, 
in  his  wise  providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world 
the  soul  of  our  deceased  brother,  we  therefore  com- 
mit his  body  to  the  ground ;  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to 


162  BURIAL  SERVICE.  [Part 

ashes,  dust  to  dust ;  looking  for  the  general  resur- 
rection in  the  last  day,  and  the  life  of  the  world  to 
come,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  at  whose 
second  coming  in  glorious  majesty  to  judge  the 
world,  the  earth  and  the  sea  shall  give  up  their  dead; 
and  the  corruptible  bodies  of  those  who  sleep  in 
him  shall  be  changed,  and  made  like  unto  his  own 
glorious  body ;  according  to  the  mighty  working, 
whereby  he  is  able  to  subdue  all  things  unto  him- 
self. • 

Then  shall  be  said,  or  sung, 

1  HEARD  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying  unto  me, 
Write,  From  henceforth,  blessed  are  the  dead 
who  die  in  the  Lord ;  even  so,  saith  the  Spirit,  for 
they  rest  from  their  labours.     Rev.  xiv.,  13. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say  the  Lord's  Prayer,  and  07ie 
or  both  the  followijig  Prayers,  at  his  discretion,  and 
conclude  with  the  Benediction. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name ;  thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven  ;  give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread ;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us;  and  lead  us  not  into 
temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

ALMIGHTY  God  !  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits 
of  those  who  depart  hence  in  the  Lord  ;  and 
with  whom  the  souls  of  the  faithful,  after  they  are 
delivered  from  the  burden  of  the  flesh,  are  in  joy 


Fourth.]  BURIAL    SERVICE.  1G3 

and  felicity  ;  we  give  thee  hearty  thanks  for  the  good 
examples  of  all  those  thy  servants,  who,  having  fin- 
ished their  course  in  faith,  do  now  rest  from  their 
labours.  And  we  beseech  thee,  that  we,  with  all 
those  who  are  departed  in  the  true  faith  of  thy  holy 
name,  may  have  our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss, 
both  in  body  and  soul,  in  thy  eternal  and  everlast- 
ing glory,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Ajtien. 

0  MERCIFUL  God!  the  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  resurrection  and  the  life ; 
in  whom  whosoever  believeth,  shall  live,  though  he 
die;  and  whosoever  liveth  and  believeth  in  him, 
shall  not  die  eternally ;  who  also  hath  taught  us,  by 
his  holy  Apostle  St.  Paul,  not  to  be  sorry,  as  men 
without  hope,  for  those  who  sleep  in  him ;  we  hum- 
bly beseech  thee,  O  Father !  to  raise  us  from  the 
death  of  sin  unto  the  life  of  righteousness;  that, 
when  we  shall  depart  this  life,  we  may  rest  in  him  ; 
and  that,  at  the  general  'resurrection  in  the  last  day, 
we  may  be  found  acceptable  in  thy  sight ;  and  re- 
ceive that  blessing,  which  thy  well-beloved  Son  shall 
then  pronounce  on  all  who  love  and  fear  thee,  say- 
ing. Come,  ye  blessed  children  of  my  Father,  receive 
the  kingdom  prepared  for  you,  from  the  beginning 
of  the  world.  Grant  this,  we  beseech  thee,  O  mer- 
ciful Father  !  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Mediator 
and  Redeemer.     Amen. 

THE   grace  of  our  Lord   Jesus  Christ,   and    the 
love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore.     A??ien. 


[Part 


PART    FIFTH 


(CEElitte  for  tljB  (DrMnntti  mnlih 


First  Canticle. 

OCOME !    let   us   sing   unto    the    Lord ;  let   us 
heartily  rejoice  in  the  Rock  of  our  salvation. 
Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  and  show  ourselves  glad  in  him  with  psalms. 

O  come  !  let  us  worship  and  bow  down ;  let  us 
kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker. 

For  he  is  the  Lord,  our  God,  and  we  are  the  peo- 
ple of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 

Manifold,  O  God !  are  thy  wondrous  and  boun- 
teous works :  they  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
In  thee  we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being. 
The   testimonies   of  thy  loving  kindness*  are    ever 
about  us. 

(164)  


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  165 

Thou  hast  sent  thine  only  Son  into  the  world,  to 
be  a  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

For  all  these  things  we  bless  thee,  and  we  magnify 
thy  glorious  name;  saying  with- the  angels  and  all 
the  heavenly  host. 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  hosts !  Heaven 
and  earth  are  full  of  thy  glory,  O  God !  most  high. 

Let  our  mouths  show  forth  thy  praise  for  ever. 

Let  all  that  hath  breath,  bless  thee  for  ever  and 
ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Second  Canticle. 

OYE  righteous !  sing  unto  the  Lord  with  joy ;  for 
it  becometh  well  the  just  to  be  thankful. 

Praise  the  Lord,  sing  unto  him  a  new  song :  for 
all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

All  the  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord : 
let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of 
him. 

I  will  wash  my  hands  in  innocency ;  so  will  I  com- 
pass thine  altar,  O  Lord  ! 

And  with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving,  tell  of  all  thy 
wondrous  works. 

My  God !  I  love  the  habitation  of  thy  house,  and 
the  place  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 


166  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Cause  us  to  hear  thy  loving  kindness  in  the  morn- 
ing ;  for  in  thee  do  we  trust. 

Cause  us  to  know  the  way  wherein  we  should 
walk ;  for  we  lift  up  our  souls  unto  thee. 

Let  us  bless  the  Lord,  who  crowneth  us  day  by 
day  with  his  benefits. 

Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath  made 
us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the 
saints  in  light. 

Who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  power  of  dark- 
ness, and  hath  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  his 
dear  Son. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Third  Canticle. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name ;  make 
known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 

Sing  unto  him  ;  sing  psalms  unto  him ;  tell  ye  of 
all  his  wondrous  works. 

Rejoice  ye  in  his  holy  name;  let  the  hearts  of 
those  rejoice  who  seek  the  Lord. 

Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength;  seek  his  face 
evermore ;  remember  his  marvellous  works. 

Great  is  our  Lord  and  great  is  his  power:  his 
wisdom  is  infinite. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving,  answering 
one  unto  another ;  sing  psalms  unto  our  God. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  167 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem !  Praise  thy  God,  O 
Zion. 

He  strengtheneth  the  bars  of  thy  gates,  and  bless- 
eth  thy  children  within  thee. 

He  showeth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  his  statutes  and 
ordinances  unto  Israel : 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation. 

He  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only  Son, 
that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlasting  life. 

What  shall  we  render  unto  the  Lord,  for  all  his 
benefits  towards  us. 

We  will  receive  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Fourth  Canticle. 

WE  will  extol  thee,  O  God,  our  King !  and  we 
will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised ;  his 
greatness  is  unsearchable. 

One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  unto  an- 
other. 

The  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion, 
slow  to  anger  and  of  great  mercy. 

The  Lord  is  good  to  all ;  his  tender  mercies  are 
over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O  Lord !  and  thy 
saints  shall  bless  thee : 


168  CANTICLES.  [Part 

They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
and  talk  of  thy  power. 

Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  thy 
dominion  endureth  throughout  all  ages. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  those  who  fall ;  and  raiseth 
up  all  who  are  bowed  down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee,  and  thou  givest 
them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  desire 
of  every  living  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways,  and  holy  in 
all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
him ;  unto  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

He  fulfilleth  the  desire  of  those  who  fear  him ;  he 
heareth  their  cry  and  saveth  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  those  who  love  him ;  but 
all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

Our  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord, 
and  we  will  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Fifth  Canticle. 

OGOD  !  we  praise  thee  with  our  whole  heart;  we 
worship  before  thee  in  thy  holy  temple. 
We  praise  thy  name  for  thy  loving  kindness  and 
thy  truth  ;  we  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

Thou  hast  sent  thy  Son  to  fulfil  the  promises  made 
unto  the  fathers ; 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  169 

To  the  end  that  the  Gentiles  might  praise  thee  for 
thy  mercy. 

Wherefore,  we  will  praise  thee  among  the  nations, 
and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

Rejoice,  O  ye  Gentiles !  with  his  people. 

O  !  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations,  and  celebrate 
him  all  ye  people ; 

Ye  who  in  time  past,  were  not  his  people,  but  are 
now  the  people  of  God ; 

Ye,  who  in  time  past  had  not  obtained  mercy,  but 
now  have  obtained  mercy. 

O  !  the  depth  of  the  riches  of  the  wisdom  and 
knowledge  of  God ! 

How  unsearchable  are  his  judgments,  and  his 
ways  past  finding  out ! 

Who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord,  and  who 
hath  been  his  counsellor } 

For  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  to  him,  are  all 
things,  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Sixth  Canticle. 

0!  LET  us  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  our  God.     Let 
us  serve  the  Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  be- 
fore his  presence  with  a  song. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  is  God ;  it  is  he  who  hath 
made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  his  people, 
and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into 


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170  CANTICLES.  [Part 

his  courts  with  praise.  .Be  thankful  unto  him,  and 
bless  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting, 
and  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion. 

O  God !  we  adore  thee  as  our  God,  as  our  Creator, 
and  as  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  "Christ. 

We  humble  ourselves  in  thy  presence,  and  ac- 
knowledge thine  infinite  majesty. 

The  angels  adore  thee  in  heaven,  and  all  the  heav- 
enly host  bow  down  before  thee. 

Receive  the  homage  which  we  offer  to  thee  upon 
earth,  we  who  are  poor  mortals,  miserable  sinners, 
thy  creatures  by  nature,  and  thy  children  by  grace. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Seventh  Canticle. 

COME   and  let  us   present  ourselves   before    the 
Lord ;   let  us  adore  him  in  his  temple ;   let  us 
humble  ourselves  in  his  sanctuary. 

The  Lord  is  here.  How  venerable,  how  sacred 
is  this  place  !  this  is  the  house  of  God  ;  this  is  the 
gate  of  heaven. 

O  Lord  !  God  of  our  fathers,  thou  art  blessed  for 
ever.  To  thee  belong  greatness,  power,  glory, 
eternity,  majesty. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  171 

All  that  is  in  heaven  and  in  earth  is  thine :  the 
kingdom  is  thine. 

Thou  art  a  Prince  above  all  things :  thou  art 
Sovereign  over  all.  Riches  and  honour,  power  and 
might,  are  in  thy  hand. 

Now  therefore,  O  our  God  !  we  magnify  thee,  and 
praise  thy  glorious  name. 

Who  are  we,  and  who  are  this  people,  that  we  are 
enabled  freely  to  offer  unto  thee  this  service,  and 
this  praise  ? 

We  are  strangers  before  thee,  and  our  days  pass 
away  as  a  shadow. 

Although  we  are  but  dust  and  ashes,  behold,  we 
take  upon  ourselves  to  speak  unto  thee. 

Let  the  words  of  our  mouths  be  acceptable  unto 
thee,  O  Lord  ! 

Let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  O  God  !  as  our  trust 
is  in  thee. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Eighth  Canticle. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of 
Hosts.  My  soul  desireth,  yea,  even  longeth, 
to  enter  into  the  courts  of  the  Lord.  My  heart  and 
my  flesh  rejoice  in  the  living  God. 

Blessed   are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  :   they 
will  be  always  praising  thee. 

One  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand 
elsewhere  :   I  would  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the 


172  CANTICLES,  [Part 

house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  un- 
godliness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield:  no 
good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 

O  Lord  of  Hosts !  blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth 
in  thee. 

O  God  !  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever  : 
I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

For  thou,  O  God  !  hast  heard  my  vows ;  thou 
hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  who  fear  thy  name. 
:  I  am  ever  with  thee  :  thou  hast  holden  me  by 
thy  right  hand. 

Thou  wilt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel,  and  after- 
ward receive  me  to  glory. 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee .''  and  there  is 
none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  besides  thee. 

They  ^lat  forsake  thee  shall  perish  :  thou  wilt 
destroy  all  them  that  corrupt  themselves  before  thee. 

But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  unto  God ;  and 
to  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Ninth  Canticle. 

OGOD  !  thou  art  my  God,  early  do  I  seek  thee : 
my  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  after 
thee  in  a  dry  and  barren  land. 

I   desire  to  see   thy  power  and  thy  glory,  in  thy 
sanctuary. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  173 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and 
causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in 
thy  courts. 

Blessed  be  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who,  according  to  his  abundant  mercy,  hath 
begotten  us  again  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resur- 
rection of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead ; 

To  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  undefiled,  and 
that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven  for  us. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel,  who 
only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever  :  and 
let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  from  one  generation  to  an- 
other :  and  let  all  the  people  say,  Amen. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Tenth  Canticle. 

OYE  servants  of  the  Lord,  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord,  from  this  time 
forth  and  for  ever  more. 

From  the  rising  of  the  sun,  even  unto  the  going 
down  of  the  same,  the  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations,  and  his  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God,  who  dwelleth 
on  high ;  and  yet  humbleth  himself  to  behold  the 
things  that  are  in  heaven  and  earth. 


174  CANTICLES.  [Part 

The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  great  goodness. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins,  nor  re- 
warded us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for  his  great  love 
wherewith  he  loved  us,  even  when  we  were  dead  in 
sins,  hath  quickened  us  together  with  Christ ; 

Unto  him  be  glory  in  the  Church,  by  Christ  Jesus, 
throughout  all  ages,  world  without  end. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Eleventh  Canticle. 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord.  With 
my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to 
all  generations. 

O  Lord  God  of  Hosts  !  who  is  like  unto  thee .'' 
Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm ;  strong  is  thy  hand,  and 
high  is  thy  right  hand. 

Justice  and  judgment  are  the  foundation  of  thy 
throne  :  mercy  and  truth  go  before  thy  face. 

Great  and  marvellous  are  thy  works,  Lord  God 
Almighty !  Just  and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  king 
of  saints  ! 

Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord  !  and  glorify 
thy  name }     For  thou  only  art  holy. 

All  nations  shall  come  and  worship  before  thee  ; 
for  thy  judgments  are  made  manifest. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous,  and  give  thanks 
at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  175 

Praise  his  name,  which  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be 
feared,  for  it  is  holy. 

Praise  the  power  of  the  King,  who  loveth  right- 
eousness. 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God  ;  and  worship  at  his  foot- 
stool, for  he  is  holy. 

Praise  him  in  psalms,  and  hymns,  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  and  making  melody  in  your  heart  unto 
the  Lord. 

Give  thanks  always  for  all  things,  unto  our  God 
and  Father,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twelfth  Canticle. 

1WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  :  his  praise 
shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

My  soul  shall  glory  in  the  Lord  ;  the  humble 
shall  hear  thereof  and  be  glad. 

'O!  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us  exalt 
his  name  together. 

O  taste  and  see  how  gracious  the  Lord  is  !  Blessed 
is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

Thy  mercy,  O  Lord !  reacheth  unto  the  heavens, 
and  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great  mountains ; 
thy  judgments  are  like  the  great  deep  !  O  Lord  ! 
thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

How   excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness,  O   God  ! 


176  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Therefore,  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  under 
the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

They  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  plenteousness  of 
thy  house  ;  and  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the 
river  of  thy  pleasure. 

For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  :  and  in  thy 
light  shall  we  see  light. 

O  continue  thy  loving-kindness  unto  them  that 
know  thee ;  and  thy  righteousness  unto  the  upright 
in  heart. 

Now  unto  him,  that  is  able  to  keep  us  from  falling, 
and  to  present  us  faultless,  before  the  presence  of  his 
glory,  with  exceeding  joy  : 

To  the  only  wise  God,  our  Saviour,  be  glory  and 
majesty,  dominion  and  power,  both  now  and  for 
ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Thirteenth  Canticle. 

OLORD  !  let  our  prayer  be  set  forth  in  thy  sight, 
as  incense ;    and  the  lifting   up  of  our  hands, 
be  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord ; 
ye  who  worship  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary,  and  bless 
the  Lord. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  177 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  sing  praises  unto  our  God ; 
for  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  to  be  thankful. 

Our  Lord  is  above  all :  whatever  he  pleaseth, 
that  doeth  he,  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  in  the  sea, 
and  in  all  deep  places. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Israel !  Bless  the 
Lord,  O  house  of  Aaron  !  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house 
of  Levi !     Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

God  having  raised  up  his  Son  Jesus,  sent  hin;i  to 
bless  us,  in  turning  away  every  one  of  us  from  his 
iniquities. 

Thanks  be  unto  God,  for  his  unspeakable  gift. 

We  give  thanks  to  thee,  O  God  !  who  art  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  hope  which 
is  laid  up  for  us  in  heaven. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     AiJien. 


Foicrteenth  Canticle. 

IT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
and   to    sing   praises    unto    thy   name,    O    Most 
High! 

To  show  forth  thy  loving-kindness  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 

O  Lord  !  thou  hast  made  us  glad  through  thy 
works,  and  we  will  rejoice  in  the  operations  of  thy 
hands. 


178  CANTICLES.  [Part 

O  Lord !  how  glorious  are  thy  works !  Thy 
thoughts  are  very  deep. 

O  Lord  our  God  !  thou  art  clothed  with  majesty 
and  honour. 

Manifold  are  thy  works ;  in  wisdom  hast  thou 
made  them  all. 

The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  and  the  firmament 
showeth  thy  handy  work. 

The  glory  of  the  Lord  will  endure  for  ever  : — the 
Lord  will  rejoice  in  his  works. 

Let  all  those  who  fear  him  bless  him,  saying. 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  Almighty  !  who  wast, 
and  art,  and  art  to  come. 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  glory,  and  honour,  and 
power ;  for  thou  hast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy 
pleasure  they  were  created. 

Wherefore  we  bless  thee,  O  Eternal  God  !  Cre- 
ator and  Redeemer  of  the  world,  we  magnify  thy 
power  and  extol  thy  mercy. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Fifteenth  Canticle. 

COME  ye  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God,  for  ever 
and  ever :  and  blessed,  O  God !  be  thy  glorious 
name. 

Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning,  didst  lay  the  founda- 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  179 

tion  of  the  earth,  and  the  heavens  are  the  work  of 
thy  hands: 

They  shall  perish,  but  thou  remainest ;  they  all 
shall  wax  old,  and  shall  be  changed ;  but  thou  art 
forever  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O  Lord !  thy  saints 
shall  bless  thee. 

The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great ;  sought  out  of 
all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein. 

His  works  are  full  of  majesty  and  glory;  his 
righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion ;  his  tender  mer- 
cies are  over  all  his  works. 

He  hath  remembered  his  covenant ;  he  hath  sent 
redemption  unto  his  people ;  holy  and  reverend  is 
his  name. 

Let  all  creatures  praise  the  Lord,  and  let  him  be 
for  ever  blessed  in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sixteenth  Canticle. 

0!  COME,  let  us  worship  the  Lord;  let  us  praise 
him,  and  give  him  thanks  for  all  his  benefits. 
O  Lord,  our  God  !  how  excellent  is  thy  name,  in 
all  the  earth.     Thy  glory  is  above  the  heavens. 


180  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Lord !  what  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him, 
and  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

Lord  Jesus !  thou  art  the  only  Son  of  the  Father  : 
thou  art  God  over  all,  blessed  forever. 

Thou  art  the  image  of  the  invisible  God  :  the  first 
born  of  all  creatures. 

By  thee  were  all  things  created,  that  are  in  heaven 
and  earth :  Thou  wast  before  all  things,  and  by 
thee  do  all  things  subsist. 

Thou  art  seated  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father. 
Thou  hast  all  power  in  heaven  and  earth : 

And  we  know  that  thou  shalt  come  in  thy  glory,  to 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

We  place  our  trust  in  thee,  O  our  Saviour !  and 
offer  unto  thee  our  thanks. 

Unto  him  that  loved  us,  and  gave  himself  for  us, 
be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Chost;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Ame7i. 


Seventeenth  Canticle. 

SING  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name :  show  forth 
his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 
For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  praised : 
he  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

The  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols ;  but  the  Lord 
made  the  heavens. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  181 

Majesty  and  glory  are  before  him  :  power  and  ex- 
cellence are  in  his  sanctuary. 

Ascribe  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  people !  ascribe  unto 
the  Lord,  glory  and  honour. 

Ascribe  unto  the  Lord,  the  honour  due  unto  his 
name :  bring  your  offerings  and  come  into  his 
courts. 

O  !  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness ; 
let  the  whole  earth  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

Declare  through  all  the  earth,  the  Lord  reigneth; 
with  righteousness  will  he  judge  the  world,  and  the 
people  with  equity. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  for  he  hath 
visited  and  redeemed  his  people. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  bless- 
ings, in  heavenly  places,  in  Christ. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Eighteenth    Canticle. 

THE    TE    DEUM. 

WE  praise  thee,  O  God  !  we  acknowledge  thee  to 
be  the  Lord. 
All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee,  the  Father  ever- 
lastinsr. 


182  CANTICLES.  [Part 

To  thee  all  Angels  cry  aloud ;  the  Heavens,  and 
all  the  Powers  therein. 

To  thee,  Cherubim  and  Seraphim  continually  do 
cry, 

Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth. 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy 
glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  praise 
thee. 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  Prophets  praise 
thee. 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  praise  thee. 

The  holy  Church,  throughout  all  the  world,  doth 
acknowledge  thee, 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  Majesty; 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son ; 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  O  Christ ! 

Thou  arl  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man,  thou 
didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 

When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death, 
thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  be- 
lievers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glory 
of  the  Father. 

We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants,  whom 
thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood. 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  saints,  in 
glory  'everlasting. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  183 

O  Lord !  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heri- 
tage. 

Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee ; 

And  we  worship  thy  name  ever,  world  without 
end. 

Vouchsafe,  O  I^ord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without 
sin. 

O  Lord!  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon 
us. 

O  Lord !  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  as  our  trust  is 
in  thee. 

O  Lord  !  in  thee  have  I  trusted ;  let  me  never  be 
confounded. 


Nineteenth    Cmiticle. 


Psalm  LXVII. 


GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us,  and  show 
us  the  light  of  his  countenance,  and  be  merciful 
unto  us; 

That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth,  thy  sav- 
ing health  among  all  nations. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God  !  yea,  let  all 
the  people  praise  thee. 

O  let  the  nations  rejoice  and  be  glad;  for  thou 
shalt  judge  the  folk  righteously,  and  govern  the  na- 
tions upon  earth. 


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184  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God !  yea,  let  all  the 
people  praise  thee. 

Then  shall  the  earth  bring  forth  her  increase ;  and 
God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  give  us  his  blessing.    ^ 

God  shall  bless  us,  and  all  the  ends  of  the  world 
shall  fear  him. 


Twentieth  Canticle. 

Psalm  C. 

OBE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands :  serve  the 
Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  before  his  pres- 
ence with  a  song. 

Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  :  it  is  he  that 
hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

O  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
and  into  Jiis  courts  with  praise ;  be  thankful  unto 
him,  and  speak  good  of  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting  ; 
and  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion. 


Twenty-Fi?'st  Canticle. 

From  Psalm  CIII. 

PRAISE   the   Lord,   O   my   soul,   and  all  that  is 
within  me,  praise  his  holy  name. 
Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his 
benefits : 


Fifth.] 


CANTICLES. 


185 


Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin,  and  healeth  all  thine  in- 
firmities; 

Who  saveth  thy  life  from  destruction,  and  crown- 
eth  thee  with  mercy  and  loving-kindness. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his,  ye  that  excel 
in  strength ;  ye  that  fulfil  his  commandment,  and 
hearken  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ;  ye  servants  of 
his  that  do  his  pleasure. 

O  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his,  in 
all  places  of  his  dominion :  praise  thou  the  Lord,  O 
my  soul. 


Twenty-Second  Canticle. 


Psalm  CL. 


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0   PRAISE   God  in   his  holiness :    praise  him 
the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  in  his  noble  acts  :  praise  him  according 
to  his  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  him  in  the  sound  of  the  trumpet :  praise 
him  upon  the  lute  and  harp. 

Praise  him   in   the    cymbals  and  dances  :    praise 
him  upon  the  strings  and  pipe. 

Praise  him  upon  the  well-tuned  cymbals :  praise 
him  upon  the  loud  cymbals. 

Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 


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Twenty-  Third  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    EVE    OF    THE    NATIVITY. 

SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song :  let  his  praise  be 
declared  throughout  the  earth  and  in  the  sea. 

Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  lift  up  their  voice : 
let  them  rejoice  with  songs  of  triumph. 

Let  them   give   glory  unto    the   Lord :    let  them 
make  known  his  praises  among  the  isles. 

The  Lord  hath  comforted  his  people :  and  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

Say  ye  to  the  Daughter  of  Zion  :  behold,  thy  Sa- 
viour Cometh  :  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him. 

Unto  you ,  that  fear  my  name,  shall  the  Sun  of 
Righteousness  arise,  with  healing  in  his  wings. 

The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed :  and  all 
flesh  shall  see  it  together. 

Death  shall  be  swallowed  up  in  victory :  and  the 
Lord  God  will  wipe  away  all  tears  from  our  eyes. 
(186) 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  187 

In  that  day  shall  it  be  said  :  Lo  !  this  is  our  God  : 
we  have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us. 

Lo  !  this  is  the  Lord  :  we  will  rejoice  in  his  salva- 
tion. 

Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twenty-Fourth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    NATIVITY. 

BEHOLD  !  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy. 
For  unto  you  is  born  this  day,  in  the  city  of 
David,  a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ,  the  Lord  ! 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  towards  men. 

Unto  us  a  Child  is  born,  unto  us  a  Son  is  given ; 
and  the  government  shall  be  on  his  shoulders ; 

And  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Counsel- 
lor, the  Mighty  God,  the  Everlasting  Father,  the 
Prince  of  Peace. 

God  hath  remembered  his  covenant :  he  hath  sent 
redemption  unto  his  people. 

Israel  hath  been  saved  in  the  Lord,  with  an  ever- 
lasting salvation. 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in 
our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  :  we 
will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 


188  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Behold,  now  is  the  accepted  tmie ;  behold,  now  is 
the  day  of  salvation. 

Let  it  be  said  throughout  the  earth,  the  Lord 
reigneth;  let  the  heavens  rejoice,  let  the  earth  be 
glad. 

For  with  righteousness  will  he  judge  the  world, 
and  the  people  with  his  truth. 

Blessed  be  he,  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord ;  Hosannah  in  the  highest. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twenty-Fifth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    NATIVITY. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  for  he  hath 
visited  and  redeemed  his  people  ; 

And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us,  in 
the  house  of  his  servant  David. 

As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets, 
that  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies,  and  from 
the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us ; 

To  perform  the  mercy  promised  to  our  fathers, 
and  to  remember  his  holy  covenant : 

The  oath  which  he  sware  unto  our  father  Abra- 
ham, 

That  he  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we,  being  de- 
livered out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  might  serve 
him,  without  fear, 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  189 

In  holiness  and  righteousness,  all  the  days  of  our 
life. 

He  hath  given  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his 
people,  by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

Through  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God,  whereby 
the  day  spring  from  on  high  hath  visited  us. 

To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  darkness,  and  in 
the  shadow  of  death ;  to  guide  our  feet  into  the  way 
of  peace. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twenty- Sixth  Canticle 

FOR    THE    DAY    AFTER    THE    NATIVITY. 

SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  for  he  hath  done 
marvellous  things. 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm  hath  gotten  him 
the  victory. 

The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation :  his 
righteousness  hath  he  openly  showed  in  the  sight  of 
the  heathen. 

He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands ; 
rejoice  and  sing  praises. 

Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  therein  is, 
the  world  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills 
be  joyful  together  before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth. 


190  CANTICLES.  [Part 

With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world,  and 
the  people  with  equity. 

This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  accep- 
tation, that  Jesus  Christ  came  into  the  world  to  save 
sinners. 

Lord !  now  lettest  thou  thy  servants  depart  in 
peace. 

For  our  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation,  which  thou 
hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all  people : 

A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory  of 
thy  people  Israel. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twenty- Seventh  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    CRUCIFIXION. 

CHRIST  our  Passover  was  sacrificed  for  us.  He 
was  delivered  for  our  offences. 

He  bare  our  sins  in  his  body  on  the  tree  :  and 
God  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all. 

His  soul  was  exceedingly  sorrowful,  even  unto 
death : 

He  was  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter :  he 
humbled  himself  even  unto  the  death  of  the  cross. 

He  was  taken  away  through  the  force  of  agony  and 
of  condemnation ;  and  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the 
land  of  the  living. 

Worthy  is   the   Lamb   that  was   slain,  to   receive 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  191 

power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  blessing  for  ever  and  ever. 

Let  every  creature  that  is  in  heaven,  and  on  the 
earth,  give  praise  and  honour  to  him,  that  sitteth  on 
the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb. 

Now  is  come  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  power 
of  his  Christ. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Twenty- Eighth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    CRUCIFIXION. 

LET  us  bless  God,  our  Father,  for  the  gift  of  his 
Son,  through  whom  we  have  redemption,  even 
the  remission  of  our  sins. 

Lord  Jesus !  thou  gavest  thyself  for  us,  that  thou 
mightest  deliver  us  from  this  present  evil  world,  ac- 
cording to  the  will  of  God,  our  Father. 

Knowing  that  in  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices, 
God  had  no  pleasure  ; 

Thou  saidst,  Lo !  I  come;  in  the  volume  of  the 
book  it  is  written  of  me,  to  do  thy  will,  O  God ! 

After  thou  hadst  offered  one  sacrifice  for  sin,  thou 
didst  sit  down  for  ever,  at  the  right  hand  of  God. 

For  by  this  one  offering  thou  hast  perfected  for 
ever  them  that  are  sanctified. 

Thy  throne,  O  God !  endureth  for  ever  and  ever ; 
a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom. 


192  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness ;  therefore  God, 
even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge  of  God's 
elect !     It  is  God  that  justifieth. 

Who  is  he  that  condemneth?  It  is  Christ  that 
died  ;  yea  rather  that  is  risen  again. 

He  died  for  our  offences,  and  was  raised  again  for 
our  justification. 

Glory  be,  &c.  '  * 


Twenty-Ninth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    RESURRECTION. 

CHRIST  our  Passover  was  sacrificed  for  us : 
Therefore,  let  us  keep  the  feast,  not  with  the 
leaven  of  wickedness  and  hypocrisy,  but  with  the 
unleavened  bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

Christ,  being  raised  from  the  dead,  dieth  no  more ; 
death  hath  no  more  dominion  over  him. 

He  died  unto  sin  once,  but  now  he  liveth  unto 
God. 

Being  the  Prince  of  life,  it  was  not  possible  that 
he  should  be  holden  of  the  bonds  of  death. 

God  hath  not  left  his  soul  in  the  place  of  de- 
parted spirits  ;  neither  hath  he  suffered  his  Holy  One 
to  see  corruption. 

He  was  dead,  but  he  liveth  for  ever  more ;  and 
hath  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES. 


193 


Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the  first 
fruits  of  them  that  sleep. 

Since  by  man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead :  and  as  in  Adam  all  die, 
even  so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory.  O  death ! 
where  is  thy  sting  }     O  grave  !  where  is  thy  victory  } 

Thanks  be  to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  victory, 
through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Thirtieth  Cajiticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    RESURRECTION.       • 

THIS  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  ac- 
ceptation, that  Jesus  Christ  came  into  the  world 
to  save  sinners. 

Therefore,  we  will  sing  hymns  in  honour  of  our 
God ;  and  praise  him  above  all,  for  ever  and  ever. 

Who  spared  not  his  own  Son. 

Who  ordained  that  he  should  be  despised  and  re- 
jected of  men,  a  man  of  sorrows  and  acquainted 
with  grief; 

That  he  should  be  wounded  for  our  transgressions, 
and  bruised  for  our  iniquities  ; 

That  the  chastisement  of  our  peace  should  be 
upon  him ;  and  that  by  his  stripes  we  should  be 
healed. 

Forasmuch  as  children  are  partakers  of  flesh  and 
9  


194  CANTICLES.  [Part 

blood,  he  became  partaker  of  the  same  ;  that,  through 
his  death,  he  might  destroy  him  that  had  the  power 
of  death; 

And  deliver  them,  v/ho  through  fear  of  death, 
were  all  their  life  time  subject  to  bondage. 

Now  is  come  salvation  and  strength,  the  kingdom 
of  our  God  and  the  power  of  his  Christ. 

We  see  Jesus,  who  was  made  a  little  lower  than 
the  angels,  crowned  with  glory  and  honour ;  that  he, 
by  the  grace  of  God,  should  taste  death  for  every 
man. 

Let  us  sing  the  new  song  of  those  who  were  re- 
deemed from  among  men,  being  the  first  fruits  unto 
God  and  to  the  Lamb. 

Let  us  fear  God,  and  give  glory  to  him :  let  us 
worship  him  who  made  heaven  and  earth,  and  the 
sea,  and  the  fountains  of  waters. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Thirty-First  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    RESURRECTION. 

0  TASTE  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  gracious. 
Coming  unto  him,  as  unto  a  living  stone  ;  dis- 
allowed indeed  of  men,  but  chosen   of  God,  and 
precious ; 

Ye  also  as  living  stones  are  built  up  a  spiritual 
house,  a  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  spiritual  sacri- 
fices, acceptable  to  God,  through  Jesus  Christ. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  195 

Ye,  who  in  time  past  were  not  his  people,  but  are 
now  the  people  of  God ;  ye,  who  had  not  obtained 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained  mercy ; 

Consider  well,  that  ye  were  not  redeemed  with 
corruptible  things,  as  silver  and  gold,  from  your 
vain  conversation ; 

But  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ,  as  of  a 
lamb  without  blemish  and  without  spot. 

By  him  ye  believe  in  God,  that  raised  him  up  from 
the  dead,  and  gave  him  glory,  that  your  faith  and 
hope  might  be  in  God. 

Let  us  bless  him  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

Though  he  were  the  Son  of  God,  yet  learned  he 
obedience,  by  the  things  which  he  suffered : 

And  being  made  perfect,  he  became  the  author  of 
eternal  salvation,  unto  all  them  that  obey  him. 

Having  therefore,  brethren,  liberty  to  enter  into 
the  holiest,  by  the  blood  of  Jesus ; 

Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart,  in  full  assur- 
ance of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an 
evil  conscience. 

Through  him,  we  have  access,  by  one  Spirit,  unto 
the  Father. 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abun- 
dantly, above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to 
the  power  that  worketh  in  us ;  unto  him  be  glory  in 
the  Church,  throughout  all  ages. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


196  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Thirty-Second  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    RESURRECTION. 

LET  US  worship  him  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 
Let  all  creatures  which  are  in  heaven,  and  on 
the  earth,  and  under  the  earth,  and  such  as  are  in 
the  sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them,  say, 

Blessing  and  honour,  and  glory  and  power,  be  unto 
him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  to  the  Lamb,  for 
ever  and  ever. 

God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should 
not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

God  commendeth  his  love  towards  us,  in  that 
while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 

If  when  we  were  enemies,  we  were  reconciled  to 
God  by  the  death  of  his  Son,  much  more  being  re- 
conciled, shall  we  be  saved  by  his  life. 

Christ  also  hath  once  suffered  for  sins,  the  just 
for  the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to  God ;  being 
put  to  death  in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  by  the 
Spirit. 

He  bare  our  sins  in  his  own  body,  on  the  tree, 
that  we  being  dead  to  sin,  should  live  unto  righte- 
ousness ;  by  whose  stripes  we  are  healed. 

Wherefore  we  bless  thee,  O  Lord  God,  Creator 
and  Redeemer  of  the  world,  we  extol  thy  power 
and  praise  thy  mercy. 

Blessed   be    the   God    and    Father   of  our   Lord 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  197 

Jesus  Christ,  who,  according  to  his  abundant  mercy, 
hath  begotten   us   again  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the 
resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead. 
Glory  be,  &c. 


Thirty-  Third  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    DAY    OF    THE    ASCENSION. 

THE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  sit  thou  at  my 
right  hand,  until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out 
of  Zion,  saying,  rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  ene- 
mies. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn  and  will  not  repent,  thou 
art  a  priest  for  ever,  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

O  !  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people :  shout  unto 
God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 

God  is  gone  up  with  rejoicing,  the  Lord  hath  gone 
up  with  the  song  of  victory. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates,  and  be  ye  lift  up, 
ye  everlasting  doors,  and  the  King  of  Glory  shall 
come  in. 

Who  is  the  King  of  Glory .?  It  is  the  Lord,  strong 
and  mighty ;  he  is  the  King  of  Glory. 

Sing  praises  unto  God,  sing  praises  unto  our  King ; 
for  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth ;  he  reigneth 
over  the  nations ;  he  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his 
holiness. 


198  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Let  all  men  bow  down  before  him,  and  let  all  the 
angels  of  God  worship  him. 

Thy  throne,  O  God !  is  for  ever  and  ever  :  a  sceptre 
of  righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

Thou  didst  ascend  up  on  high ;  thou  didst  lead 
captivity  captive ;  thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men. 

Thou  art  gone  to  thy  Father's  house,  to  prepare 
mansions  for  us. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Thi7'ty-Fourth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    EVE    OF    THE    ASCENSION,    AND    THE    DAY 
AFTER. 

THE  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  people  tremble ;  he 
sitteth  between  the  cherubim  ;  let  the  earth  be 
moved. 

He  is  high  above  all  the  earth ;  he  is  exalted  far 
above  all  the  heavens. 

God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  hath 
highly  exalted  him,  and  given  him  a  name,  which  is 
above  every  name : 

That,  at  the  name  of  Jesus,  every  knee  should 
bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and  things  on  earth,  and 
things  under  the  earth  : 

And  that  every  tongue  should  confess,  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God,  the  Father. 

All  power  hath  been  given  unto  him  in  heaven 
and  on  earth.     God  hath  put  all  things  under  his 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  199 

feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  the  head  over  all  things  to 
the  Church. 

We  have  liberty  to  enter  into  the  holiest,  by  the 
blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new  and  living  way,  which  he 
hath  consecrated  for  us,  through  the  vail,  that  is  to 
say,  his  flesh. 

Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart,  in  full  assur- 
ance of  faith,  having  our  hearts  purified  from  an  evil 
conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  with  pure  water. 

Let  us  come  with  confidence  unto  the  throne  of 
grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy  and  help  in  time  of 
need. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world,  without  end.     A^nen. 


Thirty-Fifth  Canticle. 

FOR    PENTECOST. 

NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord !  not  unto  us,  but  unto  thy 
name,  give  glory. 

Our  God  is  in  heaven :  he  doth  whatsoever  pleas- 
eth  him. 

The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  :  he  will  bless 
them  that  fear  him,  both  small  and  great. 

Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord,  who  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

He  hath  poured  out  his  Spirit  upon  the  posterity 
of  his  people. 


200  CANTICLES.  [Part 

He  hath  put  in  them  a  new  spirit,  that  they  should 
walk  in  his  commandments,  and  keep  his  laws ; 

To  the  end,  that  they  might  be  his  people,  and 
that  he  might  be  their  God. 

Who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ?  Thou  art 
the  God  that  doest  wonders. 

Thou  hast  poured  out  thy  Spirit  upon  all  flesh. 

For  to  one,  thou  hast  given  by  the  Spirit,  the 
word  of  wisdom ;  to  another,  the  word  of  knowledge 
by  the  same  Spirit ; 

To  another,  faith  by  the  same  Spirit ;  to  another, 
prophecy. 

All  these  worketh  that  one  and  the  self  same 
Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man  separately,  as  it  hath 
pleased  him. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us  with  all  spiritual 
blessings,  in  heavenly  places,  in  Christ : 

According  as  he  hath  chosen  us  in  him,  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world,  that  we  should  be  holy 
and  without  blame  before  him. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Thirty-Sixth  Canticle. 

FOR    PENTECOST. 

BLESSED   be   the  Lord   our   God,  for  he  hath 
shown  marvellous  kindness. 
The  Lord  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  201 

Having  exalted  his  Son  to  his  right  hand,  he  hath 
fulfilled  this  promise : 

I  will  pour  out  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh  :  your 
sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophecy. 

On  my  servants  and  on  my  hand  maidens,  I  will 
pour  out  my  Spirit . 

This  promise  was  unto  our  fathers  and  to  their 
children,  and  to  all  that  were  afar  off,  even  3*5  many 
as  the  Lord,  our  God,  shall  call. 

Wherefore,  O  our  God  !  we  bless  thee  as  our 
benefactor,  and  thou  shalt  ever  be  the  subject  of  our 
songs. 

We  will  speak  of  thy  greatness  ;  we  will  make 
known  every  where  the  remembrance  of  thy  loving- 
kindness. 

Thy  mercy,  O  Lord !  reacheth  unto  the  heavens, 
and  thy  faithfulness  unto  the  clouds  ! 

Ho  !   all  ye  that  thirst,  come  unto  the  v\^aters. 

Blessed  are  they  that  do  hunger  and  thirst  after 
righteousness ;  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

Our  Father,  who  is  in  heaven,  giveth  his  Holy 
Spirit  to  them  that  ask  him. 

O  God  !  turn  thy  face  from  our  sins,  and  blot  out 
our  iniquities, 

O  God  !  create  in  us  clean  hearts,  and  renew  a 
right  spirit  within  us. 

Cast  us  not  away  from  thy  presence,  and  take  not 
thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

Let  thy  loving  Spirit  lead  us  forth  into  the  land 
of  righteousness. 

Glory  be,  &c. 

9*  


202  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Thirty-Seventh  Canticle. 

FOR    PENTECOST. 

THERE  is  therefore  now  no  condemnation  to 
them  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus ;  who  walk  not 
after  the  flesh  but  after  the  Spirit. 

The  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life,  in  Christ  Jesus, 
hath  made  them  free  from  the  law  of  sin  and  death. 

We  have  received,  not  the  spirit  of  the  world,  but 
the  Spirit  which  is  of  God  ;  that  we  might  know  the 
things  that  are  freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

The  natural  man  receiveth  not  the  Spirit  of  God, 
for  they  are  foolishness  unto  him ;  neither  can  he 
know  them,  because  they  are  spiritually  discerned. 

But  he  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all  things. 

Let  us  aim  at  spiritual  gifts.  For  they  that  are 
after  tlje  flesh  do  mind  the  things  of  the  flesh ;  but 
they  that  are  after  the  Spirit,  the  things  of  the 
Spirit. 

But  we  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the  Spirit,  if  so 
be,  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  us. 

This  Spirit,  which  God  sendeth  into  our  hearts, 
convinceth  us  that  we  are  no  longer  in  bondage,  but 
that  we  are  his  children,  and  if  children,  then  heirs 
of  God,  through  Jesus  Christ. 

If  the  Spirit  of  him  that  raised  up  Jesus  from  the 
dead,  dwell  in  us,  he  that  raised  up  Christ  from  the 
dead,  shall  also  quicken  our  mortal  bodies,  by  his 
Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  us. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  203 

Thirty-Eighth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    HOLY    DAYS    OF    SEPTEMBER. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto   the  Lord,  for  he  is  good ; 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  them  that  fear  the  Lord,  now  say  that  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

The  Lord  is  our  strength,  and  the  subject  of  our 
songs  ;  he  is  our  Redeemer. 

The  Lord  hath  done  marvellous  things. 

He  hath  remembered  his  covenant ;  he  hath 
visited  and  redeemed  his  people. 

God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son ;  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

Let  us  praise  him,  let  us  glorify  and  bless  his 
name. 

Let  us  give  thanks  unto  God  our  Father,  who 
hath  made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance 
of  the  saints  in  light. 

Salvation  cometh  from  our  God,  that  sitteth  upon 
the  throne,  and  from  the  Lamb,  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

Blessing,  glory,  wisdom,  thanksgiving,  honour, 
power  and  strength,  be  unto  our  God,  for  ever  and 
ever. 

Praise  our  God,  all  ye  his  servants,  both  small 
and  great. 

The  Lord  our  God  Omnipotent  reigneth ;  and 
we  shall  reign  with  him,  for  ever  and  ever. 


204  CANTICLES.  [Part 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Thirty-Ninth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    HOLY    DAYS    OF    SEPTEMBER. 

IN  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  towards 
us ;  because  that  God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son 
into  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through  him. 

Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that 
he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propitiation 
for  our  sins. 

Let  us  love  God,  because  he  first  loved  us. 

TheJ^ord  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth, 
for  they  endure  for  ever. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord  !  be  merciful  unto 
our  sins,  although  they  are  great. 

Behold  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  be- 
stowed upon  us,  that  we  should  be  called  the  chil- 
dren of  God ; 

And  if  children,  then  heirs ;  heirs  of  God,  and 
joint  heirs  with  Christ. 

Since  we  call  upon  him  as  a  Father,  who,  without 
respect  of  persons,  judgeth  according  to  every  man's 
work ;  let  us  pass  the  time  of  our  sojourning  here  in 
fear. 

Let  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  glori- 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  205 

fied  in  us,  and  let  us  be  glorified  in  him,  according 
to  the  grace  of  our  God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Glory  be,  &c. 


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Fortieth  Canticle. 

FOR    THE    COMMUNION. 

E  will  praise  thee,  O  God  !  we  will  exalt  thy 
name  for  ever ; 

For  all  the  earth  is  full  of  thy  goodness,  of  thy 
glory  and  of  thy  mercy. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  all  that  is  within 
me,  praise  his  holy  name. 

Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin,  and  healeth  all  thine 
infirmities. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  mercy,  long 
suffering  and  of  great  goodness. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins,  nor 
rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth,  so 
great  is  his  mercy  towards  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so  far  hath  he 
removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Yea,  like  as  a  Father  pitieth  his  own  children, 
even  so,  is  the  Lord  merciful  unto  us. 

For  when  we  were  his  enemies,  and "  while  we 
were  yet  sinners,  he  gave  us  his  only  begotten  Son, 
that  we  might  live  through  him. 


206  CANTICLES.  [Part 

He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but  delivered 
him  up  to  die  for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not  with  him 
also,  freely  give  us  all  things. 

Let  my  heart  and  my  mouth  show  forth  the 
praises  of  the  Lord. 

Glory  be,  &c. 


Forty-First  Canticle. 

FOR     THE.    COMMUNION. 

LET  us  praise  the  Lord  our  God,  and  extol  his 
mercy  towards  his  people,  and  towards  his 
elect. 

He  showeth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  his  statutes  and 
judgments  unto  Israel : 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation. 

Thou  also,  O  God  !  art  praised  in  Zion,  and  unto 
thee  is  tfte  vow  of  thy  people  performed. 

Blessed  are  the  people,  O  Lord  !  who  rejoice  in 
thee ;  they  shall  walk  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

Their  delight  shall  be  daily  in  thy  name ;  and 
in  thy  righteousness  shall  they  make  their  boast. 

We,  who  in  times  past,  were  not  his  people,  are 
now  the  people  of  God. 

He  hath  made  us  a  chosen  generation,  a  royal 
priesthood,  a  holy  nation,  a  peculiar  people ; 

That  we  should  show  forth  the  praises  of  him 
who  hath  called  us  out  of  darkness,  unto  his  marvel- 
lous light. 

Herein  will  our   Father  be  glorified,  if  we  bear 


Fifth.]  CANTICLES.  207 

much  fruit :  so  shall  we  be  truly  the  disciples  of  his 
Son. 

We  shall  abide  in  his  love,  until  he  shall  come  to 
be  glorified  in  his  saints,  and  to  be  admired  in  all 
them  that  believe. 

Glory  be,  etc. 


Forty-Second  Canticle. 

FOR     THE     COMMUNION. 

0!  COME  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God,  and  I 
will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

The  Lord  hath  remembered  his  tender  mercies 
and  his  loving-kindnesses,  which  have  been  ever  of 
old. 

Our  misdeeds  had  prevailed  against  us  :  thoti  hast 
taken  away  our  transgressions. 

God  is  not  willing  that  any  should  perish,  but 
that  all  should  come  to  repentance. 

He  sent  his  Son  to  give  repentance  to  Israel,  and 
forgiveness  of  sins. 

In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  towards 
us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son 
into  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through  him. 

Let  us  show  forth  the  Lord's  death,  till  he  come. 

The  bread,  which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  com- 
munion of  the  body  of  Christ  ? 

The  cup  of  blessing,  which  we  bless,  is  it  not  the 
communion  of  the  blood  of  Christ .? 


208  CANTICLES.  [Part 

To  me,  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain. 
Thanks  be  unto  God,  for  this  unspeakable  gift. 
Glory  be,  &c. 


Forty-  Third  Canticle. 

FOR     THE     COMMUNION. 

0!  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good, 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so  ;  such  as  sat 
in  darkness,  and  in  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

Who  had  rebelled  against  the  word  of  God,  and 
contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High. 

He.  hath  brought  them  out  of  darkness,  and  the 
shadow  of  death  ;  he  hath  broken  their  bonds  in 
sunder. 

O  that  men  would  therefore  praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the 
children  of  men  ! 

This  salvation  hath  been  declared  in  the  Gospel 
of  Jesus  Christ, 

Who,  of  God,  is  made  unto  us  wisdom,  and  right- 
eousness, and  sanctification,  and  redemption. 

How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of 
him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  publisheth 
peace ; 

That  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth 
salvation ;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  thy  God  reigneth. 


Fifth.]     ■  CANTICLES. 


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Let  us  thank  God  always  for  the  grace  which  is 
given  us  through  Jesus  Christ ; 

That  in  every  thing  being  enriched  by  him,  we 
may  be  wanting  in  no  gift,  waiting  for  the  coming 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

God  is  faithful,  by  whom  we  are  called  unto  the 
fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  is  the  people  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
for  his  own  inheritance. 

He  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


CONFESSION 


FOI, 


CONFESSION 

OF 

FAITH, 


FAIT  D'UN  COMMUN  ACCORD  MADE  BY  COMMON  CONSENT 

PAR  LE3  OF  THE 

EGLISES  MFORMEES  REFORMED  CHURCHES 

DU  OF  THE 

ROYAUME    DE    FRANCE.  KINGDOM    OF    FRANCE. 


ARTICLE  I. 

Nous  croyons  et  confessons  qu'il 
y  a  un  seul  Dieu,  qui  est  uue  seule  et 
simple  essence,  spirituelle,  eter- 
nelle,  invis^ible,  immuable,  iufinie, 
incomprehensible,  ineffable,  qui 
peut  toutes  choses,  qui  est  toute 
sage,  toute  bonne,  toute  juste,  et 
toute  misericordieuse. 

n.— Ce  Dieu  ,se  manif  este  tel  aux 
hommes,  premieremeut,  par  ses 
oeuvres,  tant  par  la  creation  que 
par  la  conservation  et  couduite 
d'icelles.  Secondement  et  plus 
clairement  par  sa  Parole,  laquelle 
au  commencement  revelee  par 
Oracles,  a  ete  puis  apres  redigee 
par  ecrit  aux  livres  que  nous  appel- 
lons  I'Ecriture  Sainte. 

III.— Toute  cette  Ecriture  Sainte 
est  comprise  aux  livres  Canoniques 
du  Vieux  et  Nouveau  Testament : 
desquels  le  nombre  s'ensuit.  Les 
cinq  Livres  de  Moi'se  ;  assavoir 
Gencse,  Exode,  Levitique,  Nom- 
bres,  Deuterouome.    Item,  Josue, 


ARTICLE  I. 

We  believe  and  confess  that  there 
is  but  one  God,  who  is  a  single  and 
simple  essence,  spiritual,  eternal, 
invisible,  immutable,  infinite,  in- 
comprehensible, ineffable,  omnip- 
otent, who  is  all-wise,  all-good,  all- 
just,  and  all-merciful. 

II.— This  God  manifests  himself 
such  unto  men  :  first,  by  his  works, 
as  well  in  their  creation,  as  in  their 
preservation  and  government.  Sec- 
ondly, and  more  clearly,  by  his 
word,  which,  revealed  in  the  be- 
ginning by  oracles,  was  afterwards 
reduced  to  writing,  in  the  books 
which  we  call  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

III.— These  Holy  Scriptures  are 
comprised  in  the  Canonical  Books 
of  the  Old  and  New  Testament, 
the  number  of  which  is  as  follows  : 
The  five  Books  of  Moses  :  namely, 
Genesis,  Exodus,  Leviticus,  Num- 
bers, Deuteronomy ;  also  Joshua, 


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Juges,  Kuth,  le  premier  et  second 
livre  de  Samuel,  le  premier  et 
second  livre  des  Rois,  le  premier  et 
second  livre  des  Crouiques,  autre- 
ment  dits  Paralipomenon,  le  pre- 
mier livre  d'Esdras.  Item,  Nehe- 
mie,  de  livre  d'Esther,  Job,  les 
Pseaume;^  de  David,  les  Proverbes 
oil  Sentences  de  Salomon :  le  livre 
de  I'Ecclesiaste,  dit  le  Precbeur,  le 
Cantique  de  Salomon.  Item,  le  li- 
vre d'Esaie,  Jeremie,  Lamentations 
de  Jeremie,  Ezecbiel,  Daniel,  Osee, 
Joel,  Amos,  Abdias,  Jonas,  Micbee, 
Nabum,  Abakuc,  Sopbonie,  Ag- 
gee,  Zacbarie,  Malachie.  Item,  le 
Saint  Evaugile,  selon  S.  Mattbieu, 
selon  S.  Marc,  selon  S.  Luc,  et 
selon  S.  Jean.  Item,  le  second 
livre  de  S.  LuC,  autrement  dit 
les  Actes  des  Apotre?.  Item,  les 
Epitres  de  S.  Paul,  aux  Romains 
nne,  aux  Coriiitbiens  deux,  aux 
Galates  une,  aux  Epbesiens  une, 
aux  Philippiens  une,  aux  Colossi- 
ens  une,  aux  Tbessaloniciens  deux, 
a  Timotbee  deux,  a  Tite  une.  a 
Pbi lemon  une.  Item,  TEpitre  aux 
Hebreux,  I'EpTtre  de  S.  Jaques,  la 
premiere  et  seconde  Epitre  de  S, 
Pierre,  la  premiere  deuxlerae  et 
troisieme  Epitre  de  S.  Jean,  I'Epi- 
tre  de  S.  Jude.  Item,  TApocalypse 
ou  Revelation  de  S.  Jean. 


Judges,  Rutb,  tbe  first  and  second 
book  of  Samuel,  tbe  first  and  sec- 
ond book  of  Kings,  tbe  first  and 
second  book  of  Cbronicles,  otber- 
wise  called  Paralipomenon.  Tbe 
first  book  of  Esdras,  also,  Nebe- 
miab,  tbe  book  of  Estner,  Job, 
tbe  Psalms  of  David,  tbe  Proverbs 
or  Sentences  of  Solomon,  the  book 
of  Ecclesiastes,  called  tbe  Preach- 
er, tbe  Song  of  Solomon,  also,  tbe 
book  of  Isaiab,  Jeremiab,  Lamen- 
taticns  of  Jeremiab,  Ezekiel,  Dan- 
iel, Hosea,  Joel,  Amos,  Obadiah, 
Jonas,  Micab,  Nabum,  Habakkuk, 
Zephauiab,  Haggai  Zacbariah,  Mal- 
acbi.  Also,  tbe  Holy  Gospel  ac- 
cording to  St.  Matthew,  according 
to  St.  Mark,  according  to  St.  Luke, 
and  according  to  St.  John.  Also, 
the  second  book  of  St,  Luke,  other- 
wise called  the  Acts  of  the  Apos- 
tles. Also,  the  Epistles  of  St. 
Paul,  to  the  Romans  1,  to  ihe  Co- 
rinthians 2,  to  the  Galatians  1,  to 
tbe  Ephesians  1,  to  the  Philippians 
1,  to  tbe  Colossians  1,  to  the  Thes- 
salonians  2.  to  Timothy  2,  to  Titus 
1.  to  Philemon  1.  Also,  the  Epistle 
to  tbe  Hebrews,  the  Epistle  of  St. 
James,  tbe  first  and  second  Epistle 
of  St.  Peter,  the  first,  second  and 
third  Epistle  of  St.  John,  the  Epis- 
tle of  St.  Jude.  Also,  the  Apoca- 
lypse or  Revelation  of  St.  John. 


IV.— Nous  connoieons  ces  livres 
etre  Canoniques,  et  la  regie  tr^s 
certaiue  de  notre  Foi:  non  tant 
par  le  commun  accord  et  consente- 
ment  de  1'  glise,  que  par  le  te- 
moignage  et  persuasion  interieure 
du  S.  Esprit,  qui  nous  les  fait  dis- 
cerner  d'avec  les  autres  Ecclesias- 
tiques,  sur  lesquels,  encore  qu'il 
soient  utiles,  on  ne  peut  fonder 
aucun  Article  de  Foi. 


IV.— We  know  these  books  to  be 
canonical,  and  tbe  sure  rule  of  our 
faith,  not  so  much  by  the  common 
agreement  and  consent  of  the 
Church,  as  by  tbe  internal  testi- 
mony and  persuasion  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  who  enables  us  to  disting- 
uish them  from  the  other  ecclesias- 
tical books,  upon  which,  although 
they  may  be  useful,  we  cannot 
found  any  article  of  faith. 


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V. — Nous  croyons  que  la  Parole 
qui  est  continue  en  ces  livres,  est 
procedee  de  Dieu,  duquel  seul  ellc 
prend  sou  autorite,  et  non  des 
hommes.  Et  d'autant  qu'elle  est 
la  rtgle  de  toute  verite,  contenant 
tout  ce  qui  est  necessaire  pour  Ic 
semce  de  Dieu  et  de  notre  salut,  il 
n'est  pas  loisil)le  aux  hommes,  ni 
meme  aux  Anges,  d'y  ajouter,  di- 
minuerou  changer.  D'oii  il  s'ensuit 
que  ni  antiquite,  ni  les  coutumes, 
ni  la  multitude,  ni  la  sagesse  hu- 
maine,  ni  les  jugemens,  ni  les  ar- 
rets, ni  les  edits,  ni  les  decrets,  ni 
les  conciles,  ni  les  visions,  ni  les 
miracle^,  ne  doivent  etre  opposez 
a  cette  Ecriture  Sainte  ;  mais  au 
contraire,  toutes  choses  doivent 
etre  examinees,  reglees,  et  refor- 
mces  selon  elle.  Et  suivant  cela 
nous  avoi'ions  les  trois  Symboles, 
savior  des  Apotres,  de  Nicee,  et 
d'Athanese,  parce  qu'ils  sont  con- 
formes  a  la  Parole  de  Dieu. 


v.— We  believe  that  the  word, 
which  is  contained  in  these  books, 
proceeded  from  God,  from  whom 
only  it  derives  its  authority,  and 
not  from  men  :  and  torasmuch  as 
it  is  the  rule  of  all  truth,  contain- 
ing all  that  is  necessary  for  the  ser- 
vice of  God,  and  for  our  salvation, 
it  is  not  lawful  for  men,  nor  even 
for  angels,  to  add  to  it,  diminish, 
or  change  it.  Hence  it  follows, 
that  neither  antiquity,  nor  customs, 
nor  the  multitude,  nor  human  wis- 
dom, nor  judgments,  nor  acts,  nor 
edicts,  nor  decrees,  nor  councils, 
nor  visions,  nor  miracles,  ought  to 
be  opposed  to  these  Holy  Scrip- 
tures ;  but,  on  the  contrary,  all 
things  ought  to  be  examined,  or- 
dered and  reformed,  according  to 
them :  and  we  do  therefore  ac- 
knowledge the  three  creeds,  name- 
ly, of  the  Apostles,  of  Nice,  and 
of  Athanasins,  because  they  are 
conformable  to  the  word  of  God. 


"S^.— Cette  Ecriture  Sainte  nous 
enseigue  qu'en  cette  seule  et  sim- 
ple essence  Divine,  que  nous  avons 
confessee,  il  y  a  trois  personnes,  le 
Pere,  le  Fils,  et  le  S.  Esprit.  Le 
P^re,  premiere  cause,  principe  et 
origine  de  toutes  choses.  Le  Fils, 
sa  Parole  et  Sapience  eternelle. 
Le  S.  Esprit,  sa  vertu,  puissance 
et  efficace.  Le  Fils,  eternellement 
engendre  du  Pere.  Le.  S.  Esprit, 
procedant  Eternellement  de  tons 
deux  :  les  trois  personnes  non  con- 
fuses, mais  distinctes,  et  toutefois 
non  divisees,  mais  d'une  meme 
essence,  eternity,  puissance  et  ega- 
lite.  Et  en  cela  avoiions  ce  qui  a 
ute  determine  par  les  Conciles 
Anciens,  et  detestons  toutes  sectes 
et  heresies  qui  ont  6te  rejettoespar 
les    Saints    Docteurs,    comme    S. 


VI.— These  Holy  Scriptures  teach 
us,  that  in  this  single  and  simple 
divine  essence  which  we  have  con- 
fessed, there  are  three  persons,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Spirit.  The  Father,  the  first  cause, 
the  principle,  and  the  origin  of  all 
things  ;  the  Son,  his  word  and 
eternal  wisdom  ;  the  Holy  Spirit, 
his  virtue,  power  and  eflScacy.  The 
Son  eternally  begotten  of  the 
Father  ;  the  Holy  Spirit  proceed- 
ing from  both  ;  the  three  persons 
not  confounded,  but  distinct,  and 
nevertheless  not  divided,  but  of 
the  same  essence,  eternity,  power, 
and  equality.  And  in  this  we  ac- 
knowledge what  was  determined 
by  the  ancient  councils,  and  we 
detest  all  sects  and  heresies,  which 
are  rejected  by  the  Holy  Doctors, 


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Hilaire,  S.  Athanase,  S.  Ambroise, 
et  S.  Cyrille. 

VII.— Nous  croyons  que  Dieu  en 
trois  personnes  co-operantes,  par 
sa  vertu  sagesse  et  bonte  iiicom- 
preheusible,  a  cree  toutes  choscs, 
non  seulement  le  Ciel,  la  Terre  et 
tout  ce  qui  y  est  contenu  ;  mais 
aussi  les  esprits  invisibles,  des- 
quels  les  uns  sont  dechus  et  tre- 
buchez  en  perdition,  les  autres  ont 
persiste  en  obeissauce.  Que  les 
premiers  s'etant  corrompus  en 
malice,  sont  ennemis  de  tout  Men, 
par  consequent  de  toute  I'Eglise. 
Les  seconds  ayant  ete  preservez 
par  la  grace  de  Dieu  sont  Minis- 
tres  pour  glorifier  le  nom  de  Dieu, 
et  servir  au  salut  de  ses  elus. 


such  as  St.  Hilary,  St.  Athanasius, 
St.  Ambrose,  and  St.  Cyril. 

VII.— We  believe  that  God,  in 
three  cooperating  persons,  by  his 
incomprehensible  power,  wisdom 
and  goodness,  created  all  things, 
not  only  the  heavens,  the  earth, 
and  all  that  in  them  is,  but  also  the 
invisible  spirits,  of  whom  some  are 
fallen  and  sunk  into  perdition, 
others  have  remained  steadfast  in 
obedience :  that  the  first,  being 
corrupt  through  malice,  are  ene- 
mies of  all  good,  consequently  of 
the  whole  Church ;  that  the  second, 
having  been  preserved  by  the 
grace  of  God,  are  ministers  to  glo- 
rify the  name  of  God,  and  to  aid 
in  the  salvation  of  his  elect. 


VUI.— Nous  croyons  que  non 
seulement  il  a  cree  toutes  choses, 
mais  qu'il  les  gouverne  et  conduit, 
disposant,  ordonnant  selon  sa  vo- 
lonte  de  tout  ce  qui  avient  au 
Monde  :  non  pas  qu'il  soit  auteur 
du  mal,  ou  qife  la  coulpe  lui  en 
puisse  etre  imputee,  vu  que  sa 
volonte  est  la  regie  souveraine  et 
infaillible  de  toute  droiture  et 
6quite  :  mais  il  a  des  moyens  ad- 
mirables  de  se  servir  teliement 
des  diables  et  des  mfechans,  qu'il 
eait  convertir  en  bien  le  mal  qu'il 
font,  et  duquel  ils  sont  coupables. 
Et  ainsi,  en  confessant  que  rien 
ne  se  fait  sans  la  providence  de 
Dieu,  nous  adorons  en  humilite 
les  secrets  qui  nous  sont  cachez, 
sans  nous  enquirer  par  -  dessus 
notre  mesure  :  mais  plut6t  appli- 
quons  a  notre  usage  ce  qui  nous 
est  montr6  en  I'Ecriture  Sainte 
pour  ^tre  en  repos  et  surety,  d'au- 
tant  que  Dieu,  qui  a  toutes  choses 
sujettes  a  soi,  veille  sur  nous  d'un 


Vni.— We  believe  that  he  not 
only  created  all  things,  but  that 
he  governs  and  directs  them,  dis- 
posing and  ordering  according  to 
his  will  every  thing  which  comes 
to  pass  in  the  world  :  not  that  he 
is  the  author  of  evil,  or  that  sin 
can  thence  be  imputed  to  him, 
seeing  that  his  vpill  is  the  supreme 
and  unerring  rule  of  all  right 
and  equity;  but  that  he  possesses 
wonderful  means  of  so  availing 
himself  of  the  devils  and  of  the 
wicked,  that  he  knows  how  to 
convert  into  good  the  evil  which 
they  do,  and  of  which  they  are 
guilty.  And  thus,  in  confessing 
that  nothing  comes  to  pass  with- 
out the  providence  of  God,  we 
humbly  adore  the  secrets,  which 
are  hidden  from  us,  without  inquir- 
ing beyond  our  capacity ;  but  rather 
let  us  apply  to  our  use  that  which 
is  set  forth  in  the  Holy  Scriptures 
for  our  peace  and  safety,  since 
God,  who  has  all  things  subject  to 


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eoin  paternel,  tellement  qu'il  ne 
tombera  point  nn  cheveu  de  notre 
tete  sans  sa  volonte.  Et  cependant 
il  tient  les  diables  et  tons  nos 
ennemis  bridez,  en  sorte  qu'ils  ne 
nous  peiivent  faire  aucime  nui- 
sance sans  son  conge. 

IX.— Nous  croyons  que  rhomme 
ayant  ete  crce  pur  et  entier,  et  con- 
forme  a  I'image  de  Dieu,  est  par 
sa  proprc  faute  dechu  de  la  grace 
qu'il  avoit  regue.  Et  ainsi  s'est 
aliene  de  Dieu,  qui  est  la  fontaine 
de  justice  et  de  tons  biens,  en 
sorte  que  sa  nature  est  du  tout 
corrompue.  Et  etant  aveuglc  en 
son  esprit,  et  deprave  en  son  coeur, 
a  perdu  toute  integrite  sans  avoir 
rieu  de  reste.  Et  bien  qu'il  ait 
encore  quelque  discretion  du  bien 
et  du  mal,  nonobstant  nous  disons, 
que  ce  qu'il  a  de  clarte,  se  con- 
vertit  en  teufebres,  quand  il  est 
question  de  chercher  Dieu :  tene- 
ment qu'il  n'en  pent  nuUemeut  ap- 
procher  par  son  intelligence  et 
raison.  Et  bien  qu'il  ait  une  vo- 
lonte par  laquelle  il  est  incite  a 
faire  ceci  ou  ccla :  toutefois  elle 
est  du  tout  captive  sous  p6che  en 
sorte  qu'il  n'a  nuUe  liberte  a  bien, 
que  oelle  que  Dieu  lui  donne. 

X.— Nous  croyons  que  toute  la 
lignec  d'Adam  estinfect^e  de  telle 
contagion,  qui  estle  peche  originel, 
ct  uu  vice  hereditaire,  et  non  pas 
seulemeut  une  imitation,  comme 
les  Pelagiens  ont  voulu  dire,  les- 
quels  nous  detestons  en  leurs  er- 
reurs.  Et  n'estimons  pas  qu'il 
soit  besoin  de  s'enquerir  comme  le 
pecbe  vient  d'un  homme  a  I'autre, 
vu  qfte  c'est  assez,  que  ce  que  Dieu 
lui  avoit  donne  n'etoit  pas  pour  lui 
seul,  mais  pour  toute  sa  lignee :  et 


him,  watcbes  over  us  with  paternal 
care,  so  that  not  a  hair  shall  fall 
from  our  heads  without  his  will. 
And  in  the  meanwhile  he  restrains 
the  devils  and  all  our  enemies,  so 
that  they  can  do  us  no  harm  ex- 
cept by  his  permission. 

IX.— We  believe  that  man,  hav- 
ing been  created  pure  and  perfect, 
and  in  the  image  of  God,  has  by 
his  own  fault  fallen  from  the  grace 
which  be  had  received,  and  has 
thus  alienated  himself  from  God, 
Avho  is  the  fountain  of  righteous- 
ness and  of  all  good,  so  that  his 
nature  is  altogether  corrupt,  and 
being  blinded  in  his  understand- 
ing and  depraved  in  his  heart,  has 
lost  all  innocence,  having  nothing 
left.  And  although  he  still  has 
some  discernment  of  good  and 
evil,  nevertheless  we  say  that  light 
is  turned  into  darkness,  when  he 
desires  to  seek  God,  so  that  he  can 
by  no  means  draw  nigh  unto  him 
by  his  own  intelligence  and  reason. 
And  although  he  has  a  will,  by 
which  he  is  moved  to  do  this  or 
that,  this  will  is  nevertheless  sub- 
ject to  sin,  so  that  he  is  not  free 
to  do  good,  except  eo  far  as  God 
enables  him. 

X.— We  believe  that  the  whole 
race  of  Adam  is  infected  with  the 
like  contagion,  which  is  Original 
Sin,  and  a  hereditary  defect,  and 
not  merely  an  imitation,  as  the 
Pelagians  would  say,  whom  we  de- 
test in  iheir  errors.  And  let  us 
not  deem  it  necessary  to  inquire 
how  sin  passeth  from  one  man  to 
another,  seeing  it  eufficeth,  that 
what  God  had  given  him  was  not 
for  himself  only,  but  for  all  his 
race,  and  thus  that  in  his  person 


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ainsi,  qu'en  la  personne  d'icelui  we  have  been  divested  of  all  good, 

nous  avons    ete    d6nuez    de  toua  and  are  fallen  into  all  poverty  and 

Wens,  et    sommes    trebuchez    en  condemnation, 
toute  pauvrete  et  malediction. 


XT. — Nous  croyons  aussi  que  ce 
vice  eat  vraiment  pech<i,  qui  suffit 
a  condamner  tout  le  genre  bumain, 
jusques  aux  petits  en  fans  dos  Ic 
ventre  de  la  mere,  et  que  pour  tcl 
il  est  repute  devant  Dieu  ;  meme 
qu'apres  le  Bapteme,  c'est  toujours 
pecbe  quant  a  la  coulpe,  bieu  que  la 
condamnatiou  en  soit  abolie  aux 
enfans  de  Dieu,  ue  laleurimputaut 
point  par  sa  bonte  gratuite.  Outre 
cela,  que  c'est  une  perverslte  pro- 
duisant  toujours  des  fruits  de  mal- 
ice et  de  rebellion,  tels  que  les  plus 
saints,  encore  qu'ils  y  resistent  ne 
laissent  point  d'etre  entacbez  d'in- 
firmitez  et  de  fautes,  pendant 
qu'ils  babitent  en  ce  monde. 

XII.— Nous  croyons  que  de  cette 
corruption  et  condamnation  gene- 
rale,  en  laquelle  tons  les  hommes 
Bont  plongez,  iDieu  retire  ceux,  les- 
quels  en  eon  Conseil  oternel  et  im- 
muable,  il  a  elus  par  sa  seule  bonte 
et  misericorde  en  notre  Seigneur 
Jesus-Christ  sans  consideration  de 
leurs  cDuvres,  laissant  des  autres 
en  cette  meme  corruption  et  con- 
damnation,  pour  demontrer  en  eux 
sa  justice,  comme  aux  premiers  il 
fait  luire  les  richesses  de  sa  miseri- 
corde. Car  les  uns  ne  sout  point 
meilleurs  que  les  autres,  jusques  a 
ce  que  Dieu  les  discerne,  selon  son 
Conseil  immuable,  qu'il  a  deter- 
mine en  Jesus-Christ,  devant  la 
creation  du  Monde :  et  nul  aussi  ne 
se  pourroit  introduire  a  un  tel  bien 
de  sa  propre  vertu,  vu  que  de  notre 
nature  nous  ne  pouvons  avoir  un 
seul  bon  mouvement,  ni  affection, 


XL— We  believe  also,  that  this 
defect  IS  truly  sin,  which  sufBceth 
to  condemn  the  whole  human  race, 
even  little  children  from  the  moth- 
er"s  womb,  and  that  it  is  accounted 
such  before  God.  That  even  after 
baptism,  it  is  still  sin  as  to  its 
blame-worthiness,  although  con- 
demnation therefor  be  abolished  in 
the  children  of  God,  he  not  im- 
puting it  to  them,  through  his  free 
grace.  Moreover,  that  it  is  a  per- 
versity, producing  always  such 
fruits  of  malice  and  rebellion,  that 
the  most  holy,  although  they  do 
resist  it,  cease  not  to  be  stained  by 
infirmities  and  errors,  whilst  they 
sojourn  in  this  world. 

XII.— We  believe  that  from  this 
general  corruption  and  condemna- 
tion, into  which  all  men  are 
plunged,  God  redeemeth  those, 
whom  by  his  eternal  and  immu- 
table counsel,  he  hath  elected, 
through  his  mere  goodness  and 
mercy,  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
without  consideration  of  their 
works,  leaving  the  rest  in  the  same 
corruption  and  condemnation,  to 
show  forth  in  them  his  justice,  as 
upon  the  first  he  causes  to  shine 
the  riches  of  his  mercy.  For  these 
are  in  no  wise  better  than  those, 
until  God  separates  them  according 
to  his  immutable  counsel,  which  he 
determined  in  Jesus  Christ,  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world  :  And 
moreover,  no  one  can  attain  unto 
such  good  of  his  own  meiits,  see- 
ing that  by  our  nature  we  are  inca- 
pable of   a  single  good  emotion, 


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ni  pens6e,  jiisques  a  ce  que  Dieu 
nous  ait  prevenus  et  uous  y  ait  dis- 
posez. 

XIII.— Nous  croyons  qu'en  icelui 
Jesus-Chri^t  tout  ce  qui  etoit  re- 
quis  a  uotre  salut  nous  a  6t6  offert 
et  communique.  Lequel  nous  etaut 
donne  a  salut,  nous  a  ete  quant  et 
quant  fait  sapience,  justice,  sanc- 
tification  et  redemption :  en  sorte 
qu'en  declinaut  de  lui,  on  renonce 
a  la  misericorde  du  Pere,  ou  il  nous 
convient  avoir  refuge  unique. 


XIV.— Nou<5  croyons  que  Jesus- 
Christ  etant  la  sagesse  de  Dieu,  et 
son  Fils  eternel,  a  vetu  notre  chair, 
afin  d'etre  Dieu  et  homme  en  une 
personne,  meme  homme  semblahle 
a  nous,  passible  en  corps  et  en 
ame,  siuon  entaut  qu'il  a  cte  pur 
de  toute  macule.  Et  quant  a  son 
humauite,  qu'il  a  ete  vraye  semence 
d'Ahraliam  et  de  David,  bieu  qu'il 
ait  ete  couqu  par  la  vertu  secrete  du 
Saiute  Esprit.  En  quoi,  uous  de- 
testons  toutes  les  heresies,  qui  ont 
anciennement  trouble  les  Eglises  : 
et  notamment  aussi  les  imagina- 
tions diaboliqiie*  de  Servet,  lequel 
attribue  au  Seigneur  Jesus  une  di- 
vinite  fautastique,  d'autaut  qu'il  le 
dit  etre  idee  ct  Patron  de  toutes 
choses,  et  le  nomme  Fils  personnel 
ou  figuratif  de  Dieu  :  Et  finale- 
meut  lui  forge  un  corps  de  trois 
elemens  increcz,  ainsi  mesle  et  de- 
truit  toutes  les  deux  natures. 


XV.— Nous  croyons    qu'en  une 
m6me    personne    as-avoir    Jesus- 
Christ,  les  deux  naturjs  sont  vrai- 
ment  et  inseparablement  coujointes 
lo 


affection,  or  thought,  until  God 
hath  prepared  and  disposed  us 
thereto. 

XIII.— We  believe  that  through 
this  same  Jesus  Christ,  all  that  was 
necessary  for  our  salvation  has 
been  offered  and  communicated  to 
us.  Who,  being  given  to  us  for 
our  salvation,  has  at  the  same  time 
been  made  unto  us  wisdom,  right- 
eousness, sanctification  and  re- 
demption: So  that  in  falling  away 
or  withdrawing  from  him,  we  re- 
nounce the  mercy  of  the  Father, 
who  should  be  our  only  refuge. 

XIV.— We  believe  that  Jesus 
Christ,  being  the  wisdom  of  God 
and  his  eternal  Son,  took  upon  him 
our  flesh,  to  the  end  that  he  might 
be  God  and  man  in  one  person, 
very  man,  like  unto  us,  liable  to 
suffering  in  body  and  soul,  only 
that  he  was  pure  and  without  spot. 
And  as  to  his  humanity,  that  he 
was  the  true  seed  of  Abraham  and 
David,  although  he  was  conceived 
by  the  secret  power  of  the  Holy 
Spirit.  Herein  we  detest  all  the 
heresies  which  in  former  times 
troubled  the  churches,  and  especi- 
ally also,  the  diabolical  imagina- 
tions of  Servetus,  who  attributes 
to  the  Lord  Jesus  a  fantastic  divin- 
ity, inasmuch  as  he  says  that  he  is 
the  idea  and  pattern  of  all  things, 
and  calls  him  the  personal  or  fig- 
urative Son  of  God,  and  finally  de- 
vises for  him  a  body  composed  of 
three  uncreated  elements,  thus 
confounding  and  destroying  the 
two  natures. 

XV.— We  believe  that  in  one  and 
the  same  person,  namely,  Jesus 
Christ,  the  two  natures  are  truly 
and    inseparably    conjoined     and 


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et  unies,  dcmeurant  neanmoins 
chacune  nature  en  sa  propriete  dis- 
tincte  :  tellement  que  comme  en 
cette  conjonction  la  nature  Divine, 
retenant  sa  propriete,  estdemeuree 
incree,  iufiuie,et  remplissaut  toutcs 
choses :  aussi  la  nature  humaiue 
est  demeuree  finie,  ayant  sa  forme, 
mesure  et  propi'iete,  et  meme  liien 
que  Jesus-Christ  en  ressuscitant 
aitdonne  rimmortalito  a  son  corps, 
toutefois  il  ne  lui  a  pas  6te  la  ver- 
ite  de  sa  nature.  Et  ainsi,  nous  le 
cousiderons  tellement  en  sa  di- 
vinite.  que  nous  ne  le  depuillons 
point  de  son  liumanite. 

XVI.— Nous  croyons  que  Dieu 
envoyant  son  Fils,  a  voulu  montrer 
son  amour  et  bonte  inestimable 
envers  nous,  en  le  livrant  a  la  mort, 
et  le  ressuscitant  pour  accomplir 
toute  justice,  et  pour  nous  acquerir 
la  vie  celeste. 

XVII.  —Nous  croyons  que  par  le 
sacrifice  unique,  que  le  Seigneur 
Jesus  a  oftert  en  la  croix,  nous 
sommes  reconciliez  a  Dieu,  pour 
Stre  tenus  et  reputez  jastes  devant 
lui :  parce  que  nous  ne  lui  pouvons 
etre  agreables,  ni  etre  participans 
de  son  adoption,  sinon  d'autant 
qu'il  nous  pardonne  nos  fautes,  et 
les  ensevelit.  Ainsi  nous  protest- 
ons  que  Jesus -Christ  est  notre 
lavement  entier  et  parfait:  qu'en 
sa  mort  nous  avons  entiere  satis- 
faction pour  nous  acquitter  de  nos 
forfaits  et  iniquitez,  dont  nous 
sommes  coupable?,  et  ne  pouvons 
etre  deliverez  que  par  ce  remede. 

XVIII. — Nous  croyon;^  que  toute 
notre  justice  est  fondee  en  la  re- 
mission de  nos  pechez,  comme 
aussi  c'est  notre  seule  felicite,  com- 
me dit   Da\id.      C'est    pourquois 


united,  each  nature  preserving, 
however,  its  distinctive  property  : 
so  that,  as  in  this  union,  the  Divine 
nature  retaining  its  property,  still 
continued  uncreated,  infinite,  and 
filling  all  things,  so  the  human  na- 
ture still  continued  finite,  having 
its  form,  measure  and  property, 
and  even  although  Jesus  Christ,  in 
rising  from  the  dead,  bath  given 
immortality  to  his  bf)dy,  neverthe- 
less he  hath  not  taken  from  it  the 
reality  of  its  nature  :  and  thus  we 
so  consider  him  in  bis  divinity, 
that  we  divest  him  not  of  his  hu- 
manity. 

XVI.— We  believe  that  God,  in 
sending  his  Son,  was  willing  to 
manifest  his  inestimable  love  and 
goodness  towards  us,  by  delivering 
him  up  to  deafh,  and  raising  him 
again  to  fulfil  all  righteousness, 
and  to  obtain  for  us  eternal  life. 

'  XVII.— We  believe  that  by  the 
one  sacrifice,  which  the  Lord  Jesus 
ofi"ered  upon  the  cross,  we  are  re- 
conciled to  God,  so  as  to  be  esteem- 
ed and  accounted  righteous  before 
him,  because  we  cannot  be  accept- 
able to  him,  nor  be  partakers  of 
his  adoption,  except  so  far  as  he 
pardons  our  faults  and  blots  them 
out.  Thus  we  declare  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  our  entire  and  perfect 
purification,  that  in  his  death  we 
have  complete  satisfaction,  to  ac- 
quit us  of  the  trespasses  and  sins 
whereof  we  are  guilty,  and  from 
which  we  can  be  delivered  only  by 
this  means. 

XVTIL— We  believe  that  all  our 
righteousness  is  founded  on  the 
remission  of  our  sins,  as  it  is  also 
our  only  blessedness,  as  David 
said.     Wherefore,    we   reject    all 


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nous  rejettons  tous  autres  moyens 
ne  nous  pouvoir  justifler  devant 
Dieu  ;  et  aans  presumer  de  nullcs 
vertus  ni  merites,  nous  tenons 
simplemeut  a  I'obeissance  de  Je- 
sus-Christ, laquelle  nous  est  al- 
louce,  tant  pour  couvrir  toutes  nos 
fautes,  que  pour  nous  faire  trouver 
grace  et  faveur  devant  Dieu.  Et 
de  fait,  nous  croyons  qu'en  de- 
clinant  de  ce  fondement  tant  peu 
que  ce  soit,  nous  de  pourrions 
trouver  ailleurs  aucun  repos,  mais 
serions  toujours  agltez  d'inquie- 
tude :  d'autant  que  jamais  nous  ne 
sommes  paisibles  avec  Dieu,  jus- 
ques  a  ce  que  nous  soyiors  bien 
resolus  d'etre  aimez  en  Jesus- 
Christ,  vii  que  nous  sommes  dia^ea 
d'etre  hais  en  nous  memes. 


other  means  of  being  able  to  justi 
fy  ourselves  before  God,  and  with- 
out presuming  on  any  vi;t.  e  or 
merit  of  our  own,  we  rely  simply 
on  the  obedience  of  Jesus  Christ, 
which  is  imputed  to  us  as  well  to 
cover  all  our  faults,  as  to  enable  us 
to  find  grace  and  favour  before 
God.  And,  indeed,  we  believe  that 
in  falling  away  from  this  founda- 
tion, ever  so  little,  we  could  find 
no  comfort  elsewhere,  but  should 
be  always  disquieted  :  so  that  we 
never  are  at  peace  with  God,  until 
we  are  fully  resolved  to  be  loved 
in  Jesus  Christ,  seeing  that  in  our- 
selves we  deserve  to  be  hated. 


XIX.— Nous  croyons  que  c'est 
par  ce  moyen,  que  nous  avons  li- 
berty et  privilege  d'invoquer  Dieu, 
avec  pleine  fiance  qu'il  ce  moutre- 
ra  notre  Pere.  Car  nous  n'aurions 
aucun  acces  au  Pere,  si  nous 
n'etions  addressez  par  ce  M^dia- 
teur.  Et  pour  etre  exaucez  en  son 
Nom,  il  con\dent  teuir  notre  vie  de 
lui  comme  de  uotie  chef. 


XV"  —We  believe  that  we  have 
by  this  means,  the  liberty  and 
privilege  of  calling  upon  God,  with 
full  confidence  that  he  will  mani- 
fest himself  our  Father.  For  we 
should  have  no  access  to  the  Fath- 
er, save  through  this  Mediator. 
And  that  to  be  heard  in  his  name, 
we  must  hold  our  life  of  him,  as 
our  head. 


XX. — Nous  croyons  que  nous 
sommes  faits  participans  de  cette 
justice  par  la  seule  fois :  comme  il 
est  dit,  qu'il  a  souffert  pour  nous 
acquerir  le  salut,  aSn  que  quiconque 
croira  en  lui,  ne  perisse  point.  Et 
que  cela  ce  fait,  d'autant  que  les 
promesses  de  vie,  que  nous  sont 
donnees  en  lui,  sont  appropriees  a 
notre  usage,  et  en  sentons  I'eflet, 
quand  nous  les  acceptons,  ne  dou- 
tant  point  qu'ctant  assurez  par  la 
bouche  de  Dieu,  nous  ne  serons 
point  frustrez.  Ainsi  la  justice 
que  nous  obtenons  par  la  foi  de- 


XX.— "We  believe  that  we  are 
made  partakers  of  this  righteous- 
ness by  faith  only,  as  it  is  said,  he 
suflfered  to  purchase  salvation  for 
us,  to  the  end  that  whosoever  be- 
lieveth  in  him  shall  not  perish,  and 
that  this  doth  come  to  pass,  inas- 
much as  the  promises  of  life  which 
are  given  to  us  in  him,  are  appro- 
priated to  our  use,  and  we  feel 
their  influence,  when  we  accept 
them,  nothing  doubting,  but  that 
being  assured  by  the  mouth  of  God, 
we  shall  not  be  frustrated.  Thus 
the  righteousness  which  we  obtain 


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pend  dee  promesses  gratuites,  par  throuo^h  faith,  depends  on  the  ^a- 
lesqaelles  Dieii  nous  declare  et  tea-  cions  promise;?  by  which  God  de- 
tifle  qu'il  nous  aime.  dares  and  testifies  to  us  that  he 

loves  us. 


XXI.— Nous  croyons  que  nous 
sommes  illuminez  en  la  foi  par  la 
grace  secrete  du  Sainte  Esprit, 
tenement  que  c'est  un  don  gratuit 
et  particulier  que  Dieu  depart  a 
ceux  que  bon  lui  semble,  en  sorte 
que  les  fideles  n'ont  dequoi  s'en 
glorifier,  etaut  obligez  au  double, 
de  ce  qu'ils  ont  ete  preferez  aux 
auti'ez.  Meme  que  la  foi  n'est  pas 
seulement  baillee  pour  un  coup 
aux  elus  pour  les  iutroduire  au 
bon  chemin,  mais  pour  les  y  faire 
continuer  aussi  jusques  au  bout. 
Car  comme  c'est  a  Dieu  de  faire  le 
commencement,  aussi  c'est  a  lui 
de  parachever. 

XXII.— Nous  croyons  que  par 
cette  foi  nous  sommes  regenerez 
en  nouveaute  de  vie,  etant  natu- 
rellement  asservis  a  peche.  Or 
nous  recevons  par  foi  la  grace  de 
vivre  saintement.  et  en  la  crainte 
de  Dieu,  en  recevaut  la  promesse 
qui  nous  est  donnee  par  I'Evangile, 
savoir  que  Dieu  nous  donnera  son 
S.  Esprit.  Ainsi  la  foi  non  seule- 
ment ne  refroidit  pas  I'affection 
de  bien  et  saintement  vivre,  mais 
Tengendre  et  excite  en  nous,  pro- 
duisant  necessairement  les  bon- 
nes oeuvres.  Au  reste,  bien  que 
Dieu,  pour  accomplir  notre  sa- 
int, nous  regenere,  nous  refor- 
mant  a,  bien  faire,  toutefois  nous 
confessons  que  les  bounes  oeuvres, 
que  nous  faisons  par  la  conduite 
de  son  Esprit,  ne  viennent  point  en 
compte  pour  nous  justifier,  on 
meriter  que  Dieu  nous  tienne 
pour  ses  enfaus,  parce  que  nous 
serious  toujours  flottans  en  doute 


XXI.— We  believe  that  we  are 
enlightened  in  faith,  by  the  secret 
grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  so  that  it 
is  a  free  and  special  gift  which  God 
imparts  to  whomsoever  he  pleas- 
eth,  so  that  the  faithful  have  noth- 
ing wherein  to  glory,  being  under 
a  twofold  obliiration,  forasmuch  as 
they  have  been  prelerrod  to  others. 
Moreover,  that  faith  is  not  vouch- 
safed to  the  elect,  only  for  a  time, 
to  lead  them  into  the  right  way, 
but  also  to  enable  them  to  continue 
therein,  even  unto  the  end.  For 
as  it  is  with  God  to  begin,  so  like- 
wise is  it  for  him  to  finish. 


XXII.— We  believe  that  through 
this  faith  we  are  regenerate  in 
newness  of  life,  being  naturally 
under  bondage  to  sin,  but  now  we 
receive  by  faith,  the  grace  to  live 
in  holiness,  and  in  the  fear  of 
God,  on  receiving  the  promise 
which  is  given  to  us  by  the  Gos- 
pel, namely,  that  God  will  give  us 
his  Holy  Spirit.  Thus  faith  not 
only  does  not  lessen  the  desire  to 
live  well  and  holily,  but  begets 
and  excites  it  in  us,  producing 
necessarily  good  works :  finally, 
although  God,  in  order  to  bring 
about  our  salvation,  regenerates 
us,  fashioning  us  anew  unto  well 
doing,  nevertheless  we  confess 
that  the  good  works  which  we  do 
under  the  guidance  of  his  Spirit 
are  accounted  nothing  in  justify- 
ing us,  or  in  rendering  us  worthy 
to  be  esteemed  the  children  of 
God,  because  we  should  be  always 
wavering  in  doubt  and  disquiet, 


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221 


et  inqmetude,  si  nos  conscieTices 
ne  s'appuyoient  sur  la  satisfac- 
tion par  laquelle  Jesus-Christ  nous 
a  acquittez. 

XXIII.— Nous  croyons  que  toutes 
les  figures  de  la  Loi  ont  pris  fin  a 
la  venue  de  Jesus-Christ.  Mais 
hien  que  les  ceremonies  ue  soieut 
plus  en  usage,  neanmoins  la  sub- 
stance et  verite  nous  en  est  de- 
meuree  en  la  personne  de  celui 
auquel  git  tout  accomplissement. 
Au  surpkis,  il  nous  fait  aider  de  la 
Loi  et  de:?  Prophctes,  tant  pour 
regler  notre  vie,  que  pour  etre  con- 
firmez  aux  promessea  de  TEvan- 
gile. 

XXIV.— Nous  croyons,  puis  que 
Jesus-Christ  nous  est  donne  pour 
seul  Avocat,  et  qu'il  nous  corn- 
man  de  de  nous  retirer  privement 
en  son  Nom  vers  son  Pere :  et 
m6me  qu'il  ue  nous  est  pas  licite 
de  prier  sinon  en  suivaut  la  forme 
que  Dieu  nous  a  dictee  par  sa  Pa- 
role :  que  tout  ce  que  les  hommes 
ont  imaginee  de  I'intercession  des 
Saints  trepassez,  n'est  qu'abus  et 
fallace  de  Satan,  pour  faire  de- 
voyer  les  hommes  de  la  forme  de 
bien  prier.  Nous  rejettons  aussi 
tons  autres  moyens  que  les  hom- 
mes presument  avoir  pour  se 
raclieter  envers  Dieu,  comme  de- 
rogeans,  au  sacrifice  de  la  mort  et 
passion  de  Jesus-Christ.  Finale- 
meut  nous  tenons  le  Purgatoire 
pour  une  illusion  procedee  de 
cette  meme  boutique,  de  laquelle 
sout  aussi  proccdez  les  voeux  mo- 
nastiques,  pelerinages,  defense  du 
mariage,  et  de  I'usuage  des  vi- 
andes,  I'observation  ceremonielle 
des  jourB,  la  Confession  Auricu- 
laire,  les  Indulgences,  et  toutes 
autres  telles  choses,  par  lesquelles 


if  our  consciences  did  not  rest 
upon  the  satisfaction  by  which 
Jesus  Christ  has  acquitted  us. 

XXIII.— We  believe  that  all  the 
types  of  the  law  were  fulfilled  at 
the  coming  of  Jesus  Christ ;  but 
although  its  ceremonies  are  no 
longer  in  use,  nevertheless  their 
substance  and  truth  have  remained 
to  us  in  the  person  of  him  in 
whom  all  things  were  accomplish- 
ed. Moreover,  we  must  seek  for 
help  from  the  law  and  the  pro- 
phets, as  well  to  regiilate  our 
lives  as  to  be  confirmed  in  the 
promises  of  the  Gospel. 

XXIV.— We  believe,  since  Jesus 
Christ  is  given  to  us  as  our  only 
advocate,  and  since  he  commands 
us  to  draw  nigh  uuto  his  Father 
secretly  in  his  name,  and  since  it 
is  not  even  lawful  for  us  to  pray, 
save  as  God  hath  enjoined  on  us 
by  his  word,  that  all  which  men 
have  imagined  of  the  intercession 
of  departed  paints  is  only  abuse 
and  deceitfulness  of  Satan,  to  lead 
men  astray  from  the  form  of 
sound  words  in  praj'er.  We  reject, 
also,  all  other  means  which  men 
presume  to  employ  for  their  rtin- 
som  with  God,  as  undervaluing 
the  sacrifice  of  the  death  and  pas- 
sion of  Jesus  Christ.  Finally,  we 
hold  purgatory  to  be  an  illusion 
proceeding  from  the  same  source, 
whence  have  also  proceeded  mon- 
astic vows,  pilgrimages,  prohibi- 
tions of  marriage  and  of  the  use  of 
meats,  the  ceremonial  observance 
of  days,  auricular  confession,  in- 
dulgences, and  all  such  other 
things,  through  which  they  think 
to  deserve  grace  and  salvation. 
Which  things  we  reject,  not  only 


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on  pense  meriter  grace  et  salut, 
Lesqiielles  choses  nous  rejettons, 
nou  seulemeut  pour  la  fausse  opin- 
ion du  merite  qui  y  est  attache, 
mais  assui  parce  que  ce  sont  in- 
ventions humaiues  qui  imposent 
joug  aux  consciences.' 

XXV.— Or,  parce  que  nous  ne 
jouTssons  de  Jesus-Christ  que  par 
rEvani;ile,  nous  croyons  que  I'or- 
dre  de  I'Eglise,  qui  a  ete  etal)li  en 
eon  autorite,  doitetre  sacr6  et  in  viol- 
able,  et  partant  que  I'Eglise  ne 
pent  subsister  sinon  quMl  y  ait  des 
Pasteurs  qui  ayent  la  charge  d'en- 
seigner,  lesquels  on  doit  honorer 
et  ecouter  en  reverence  quand  ils 
sont  duement  appellez,  et  exercent 
fidellemont  leur  office.  Kon  pas  que 
Dieu  soit  attache  a  telles  aides  ou 
moyens  inferieurs :  mais  parce 
qu'il  lui  plait  nous  entvetenir  sous 
telle  bride.  En  quois  nous  detes- 
tons  tons  fantastiques,  qui  vou- 
droient  bien,  entant  qu'en  eux  est, 
aneantir  le  ministere  et  predica- 
tion de  la  p^iole  de  Dieu  et  des 
eacremens. 


XXVI.— Nous  croyons  done  que 
nul  ne  se  doit  letirer  a  part,  et  se 
contenter  de  sa  personne  :  mais 
que  tons  ensembles  doivent  garder 
et  eutretenir  Tunion  de  TEglise,  se 
soumettant  a  Finsti'uction  com- 
mune, et  an  joug  Jesus-Christ :  et 
ce  en  quelque  lieu  ou  Dieu  aura 
etabli  un  vrai  ordre  de  I'Eglise, 
encore  que  les  Magistrates  et  leurs 
edits  y  soient  contraires,  que  tons 
ceux  qui  ne  s'y  raugent,  ou  s'en 
separent,  contrarient  a  I'ordon- 
nance  de  Dieu. 


on  account  of  the  false  opinion  of 
the  merit  -which  is  attached  to 
them,  but  also  because  they  are 
human  inventions,  which  impose 
a  yoke  on  the  conscience. 


XXV.— Now,  because  we  enjoy 
Jesus  Christ  only  through  the  Gos- 
pel, we  believe  that  the  order  of 
the  Church,  which  has  l)een  esta- 
blished under  his  authority,  ought 
to  be  sacred  and  inviolate,  and 
forasmuch  as  the  Church  cannot 
subsist  unlsss  there  are  pastors 
who  have  the  charge  of  teaching, 
whom  we  ought  to  honour  and 
hearken  to  with  reverence,  when 
they  are  dulv  called  and  faithfully 
exercise  their  office.  Not  that  God 
is  held  to  the  use  of  such  aids  or 
inferior  means,  but  because  it 
pleaseth  him  to  keep  us  under 
such  restraint:  in  which  respect 
we  detest  all  visionaries,  who 
would,  as  far  as  in  them  lies,  de- 
stroy the  ministry,  and  the  preach- 
ing of  the  Word  of  God,  and  of 
the  sacraments. 

XXVI.— We  believe,  then,  that 
no  one  ought  to  withdraw  himself, 
and  be  satisfied  with  himself  alone, 
but  that  all  should  together  watch 
over  and  preserve  the  union  of 
the  Church,  submitting  to  com- 
mon instruction  and  to  the  yoke 
of  Jesus  Christ,  and  this,  where- 
ever  God  shall  have  established  a 
true  order  of  the  Church,  although 
magistrates  and  their  edicts  are 
contrary  thereto,  and  that  all  who 
do  not  place  themselves  under  it, 
or  who  separate  themselves  from 
it,  resist  the  oi'dinance  of  God. 


XXVn.—Toutefois  nous  croyons       XXVII. —Nevertheless   we   be- 
qu'il  convient  discerner  soigneuse-    lieve  that  it  is  meet  to  distinguish 


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ment,  et  avec  prudence,  qu'elle 
est  la  vraye  Eglise  :  parce  que  par 
trop  on  abuse  de  ce  litre.  Nous 
disons  done,  suivaut  la  Parole  de 
Dieu,  que  c'est  la  compagnie  des 
fldeles,  qui  s'accordeut  a  suivre 
cette  Parole,  et  la  pure  Eeligiou 
qui  en  depend,  et  qui  profitent  en 
elle  tout  le  tems  de  leur  vie,  crois- 
sant et  se  confirmant  en  la  crainte 
de  Dieu,  selon  qu'ils  ont  besoin 
de  s'avancer  et  de  marcher  tou- 
jours  plus  outre.  JMeme  quoi 
qu'ils  s'efforcent,  qu'il  leur  con- 
vient  avoir  incessament  recourse 
a  la  remission  de  leurs  pechez, 
neanmoius  nous  ne  nious  point 
que  parmi  les  fldeles  il  n'y  ait  des 
hypocrites  et  reprouvez,  desquels 
la  malice  ne  pent  effacer  le  titre  de 
r  Eglise. 

XXVIII.  —  Sous  cette  creance 
nous  protestons  que  la  ou  la  parole 
de  Dieu  n'est  point  recue,  et  ovi 
on  ne  fait  nulle  proies^^ion  de 
s'assujettir  a  elle,  et  o»i  il  n'y  a 
nul  usage  des  Sacremeus:  a  parler 
proprcraent,  on  ne  pent  juger  qu'il 
y  ait  aucune  Eglise.  Partaut  nous 
condamnons  les  assemblees  de  la 
Papaute,  vu  que  la  pure  verite  de 
Dieu  en  est  banuie,  esquelles  les 
Sacremeus  sont  corrompus,  aba- 
tardis,  falsifiez,  ou  aneantis  du 
tout:  et  esquelles  toutes  supersti- 
tions et  Idolatries  ont  la  vogue. 
Nous  tenons  dene  que  tout  ceux 
qui  se  melent  en  tels  actes,  et  y 
communiquent,  se  separent  et  re- 
tranchent  du  Corps  de  Jesus- 
Christ.  Toutefois,  parce  qu'il 
reste  encore  quelque  petite  trace 
d'Eglise  en  la  Papaute,  et  meme 
que  la  vertu  et  substance  du  Ba- 
teme  y  est  demeuree,  joint  que 
I'efficace  du  Bateme  ne  depend  pas 
de  celui  qui   I'administre:    nous 


carefully  and  prudently  which  is 
the  true  Church,  because  this  title 
is  too  much  abused.  We  say  then, 
according  to  the  word  of  God,  that 
it  is  the  company  of  the  faithful, 
who  agree  to  follow  this  word  and 
the  pure  religion  which-  depends 
upon  it,  and  who  profit  by  it  all  the 
days  of  their  lives,  growing  and 
strengthening  themselves  in  the 
fear  of  God,  according  as  they 
have  need  of  improvement,  and  of 
still  proceeding  onwards.  Indeed, 
howsoever  they  may  strive,  they 
must  constantly  rely  on  the  remis- 
sion of  their  sins,  nevertheless  we 
do  not  deny  that  there  are  among 
the  faithful  some  hypocrites  and 
reprobates,  whose  malice  cannot 
destroy  the  title  of  the  Church. 

XXVIII.— Under  this  belief,  we 
protest,  that  where  the  word  of 
God  is  not  received,  and  where 
subjection  to  it  is  not  professed, 
and  where  no  use  is  made  of  the 
sacraments,  there,  properly  speak- 
ing, we  cannot  think  there  is  any 
Church  ;  wherefore  we  condemn 
the  assemblies  of  the  papacy,  see- 
ing that  the  ptirc  truth  of  God  is 
banished  from  them,  in  which  the 
sacraments  are  corrupted,  debased, 
falsified,  or  altogether  destroyed, 
and  in  which  all  superstitions  and 
idolatry  prevail.  We  hold,  then, 
that  all  who  take  part  in  such  acts, 
and  communicate  therein,  separate 
and  cut  themselves  off  from  the 
body  of  Jesus  Christ.  Neverthe- 
less, as  there  still  remaineth  some 
slight  trace  of  the  Church  in  pa- 
pacy, and  as  even  the  virtue  and 
the  substance  of  baptism  hath  con- 
tinued therein,  besides  which  the 
efficacy  of  baptism  doth  not  de- 
pend upon  him  who  udminieters  it. 


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confessions  ceux  qui  y  sont  bap-    we  confess  that  those  who  are  bap- 


tisez  n'avoir  besoin  d'un  second 
Bateme.  CepencTant  a  cause  des 
corruptions  qui  y  sont,  on  n'y 
peut  presenter  les  enfans  sans  se 
polluer. 


XXIX.— Quant  est  de  la  vraye 
Efflise,  nous  croyons  qu'elle  doit 
etre  gouvernee  selon  la  Police  que 
notre  Seigneur  Jesus-Christ  a  eta- 
blie:  C'est  qu'il  y  ait  des  Pas- 
teurs,  des  Surveillans  et  des  Di- 
acres,  afin  que  la  pure  doctrine  ait 
son  cours,  que  les  vices  soient 
corrigez  et  reprimez,  et  que  les 
pauvres  et  tous  autres  affligez 
soient  secourus  en  leurs  neces- 
sitez:  et  que  les  assemblees  se 
fassent  au  nom  de  Dieu,  esquelles 
grands  et  petits  soient  edifiez. 


XXX.— Nous  croyons  tons  vrais 
Pasteurs,  en  quel  que  lieu  qu'ils 
soient.  avoir  merae  autorite  et 
egale  puissanc^  sous  un  seul  chef, 
seul  souverain,  et  seul  universel 
Eveque,  Jesus -Chrisl  :  et  pour 
cette  cause,  que  nnlle  Eglise  ne 
doit  protendre  aucun6  domination 
ou  Seigneurie  sur  F autre. 

XXXI.— Nous  croyons  que  nul 
ne  se  doit  ingerer  de  son  autorite 
propre  pour  gouverner  I'Eglise: 
mais  que  cela  se  doit  faire  par 
election,  etant  qu'il  est  possible  et 
que  Dieu  le  permet.  Laquelle  ex- 
ception nous  y  ajoutons  notam- 
ment,  parce  qu'il  a  falu  quelque- 
fois,  et  meme  de  notre  tems, 
(auquel  I'etat  de  I'Eglise  etoit  in- 
■terrompu,)  que  Dieu  ait  suscite 
des  gens  d'une  facon  extraordi- 
naire, pour  dresser  FEglis^  de 
nouveau,  qui    etoit    en    rame    et 


tized  therein  have  no  need  of  a 
second  baptism  However,  by  rea- 
son of  the  corruptions  which  exist 
therein,  we  cannot  present  our 
children  there  without  polhiting 
ourselves. 

XXIX.— With  regard  to  the  true 
Church,  we  believe  that  it  ought  to 
be  sroverned  according  to  the  polity 
which  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath 
established.  That  is  to  say.  that 
there  are  Pastors,  Overseers  and 
Deacons,  to  the  end  that  pure  doc- 
trine may  have  its  course,  that  vice 
may  be  corrected  and  repressed, 
and  that  the  poor,  and  all  others 
in  affliction,  may  be  relieved,  ac- 
cording to  their  necessities,  and 
that  assemblies  may  be  held  in  the 
r.ame  of  God,  in  which  high  and 
low  may  be  edified. 

XXX.— We  believe  that  all  true 
Pastors,  in  whatever  place  they 
may  be,  have  the  same  authority, 
and  equal  pov.'er,  under  one  sole 
chief,  sole  sovereign,  and  sole  uni- 
versal Bishop,  Jesus  Christ,  and 
therefore,  for  this  reason,  no 
Church  ought  to  claim  any  domin- 
ion or  sovereignty  over  another. 

XXXI.— We  believe  that  no  one 
ought,  of  hi'  own  authority,  to 
take  upon  himself  to  govern  the 
Church,  but  that  this  should  be 
done  by  election,  as  far  as  possible,- 
and  God  permitting.  Which  ex- 
ception we  do  especially  make, 
because  it  hath  been  necessary, 
and  even  in  our  time,  (when  the 
order  of  the  Church  was  interrupt- 
ed,) that  God  should  raise  up  per- 
sons, by  extraordinary  means,  to 
build  anew  the  Church,  which  lay 
in  ruin  and  desolation.      But  be 


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desolation.  Mais  quoiqu'il  en  soit, 
nous  croyons  qii'il  ne  faut  toujours 
con  former  a  cette  regie,  que  tous 
Pasteurs,  Surveillans  et  Diacres 
aj^ent  temoignage  d'etre  appellez 
a  leur  office. 

XXXII. —  Nous  croyons  aussi 
qu'il  est  bon  et  utile,  que  ceux 
qui  sont  elus  pour  etre  Super- 
intendans,  avisent  entr'eux  quel 
moyen  ils  devront  tenir  pour  le 
regime  de  tout  le  corps,  et  toute- 
fois  quMIs  ne  declinent  nullemeut 
de  ce  qui  nous  en  a  ete  donne  par 
notre  Seigneur  Jesus-Christ.  Ce 
qui  n'empeche  point  qu'il  n'y  ait 
qu'elques  Ordonuauces  particuli- 
eres  en  cliacun  lieu,  selon  que  la 
commodite  le  requerra. 

XXXIII.— Cependant  nous  ex- 
cluons  toutes  inventions  humaines, 
et  toutes  Loiz  qu'ou  voudroit  in- 
troduire  sous  ombre  du  service  de 
Dieu,  par  lesquelles  on  voudroit 
lier  les  consciences:  mais  seiile- 
ment  recevons  ce  qui  fait  et  est 
propre  pour  nourrir  la  concorde, 
et  tenir  cbacun  depuis  le  premier 
jusqu'au  dernier  en  obeVssance. 
En  quoi  nous  avons  a  suivre  ce 
que  notre  Seigneur  Jesus  a  declare 
quant  a  Texcommunication :  la- 
quelle  nous  approuvons  et  con- 
fessons  etre  necessaire  avec  toutes 
ses  appartenances. 

XXXIV. — Nous  croyons  que  les 
Sacremens  sont  ajoutez  a  la  Parole 
pour  plus  ample  confirmation,  afin 
de  nous  etre  gages  et  marreaux  de 
la  grace  de  Dieu,  et  par  ce  moyen 
aider  et  soulager  notre  foi,  a  cause 
de  rinfirmito  et  rudesse  qui  est  en 
nous  :  et  qu'ils  sont  tellement 
signes  exterieurs,  que  Dieu  opere 
par  eux  eu  la  vertu  de  son  Esprit, 


this  as  it  may.  we  believe  that  we 
must  always  conform  to  this  rule, 
that  all  Pastors,  Overseers  and 
Deacons  must  have  testimony  of 
being  called  to  their  office. 

XXXII.— We  believe  also,  that  it 
is  good  and  useful,  that  those  who 
are  elected  to  be  superintendents 
should  consult  together  what 
means  they  ought  to  adopt  for  the 
government  of  the  whole  body, 
and  nevertheless  that  they  must  in 
no  wise  depart  from  that  which 
hath  been  ordained  for  us  by  onr 
Lord  Jesus  Christ;  which  doth  not 
hinder  that  there  may  be  some 
particular  ordinances  in  every 
place,  as  convenience  may  require. 

XXXm. — We  exclude,  however, 
all  human  inventions,  and  all  laws  | 
that  men  would  introduce  under 
pretext  of  serving  God,  whereby 
they  desire  to  letter  the  con- 
science ;  but  we  receive  only  Avhat 
produces  and  is  proper  to  nourish 
concord,  and  preser^-e  every  one 
from  first  to  last  in  obedience. 
Wherein  we  are  to  follow  what  our 
Lord  Jesus  has  declared  concern- 
ing excommunication,  which  we 
approve  and  confess  to  be  neces- 
sary, with  all  its  appurtenances. 


XXXIV.— We  believe  that  the 
sacraments  are  added  to  the  word 
for  more  ample  confirmation,  to 
be  unto  us  pledges  and  tokens  of 
the  grace  of  God,  and  thus  to  assist 
and  cherish  our  faith,  because  of 
our  infirmities  and  imperfections, 
and  that  they  are  in  >uch  wise 
outward  signs,  that  God  works 
through  them  by  the  virtue  of  his 


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afiii  de  nons  y  rien  signifier  en 
vain,  toutefois  nous  tenons  que 
touto  leiir  substance  et  verite  est 
en  Jesus-Christ:  et  si  on  les  separe, 
ce  n'est  plus  rien  qu'ombrage  et 
famee. 


XXXV. —  Nous     en    confessons 
seulement  deux,  commuus  a  toute 
I'Eglise,  desquels  le  premier,  qui 
est    le    Bateme,   nous    est    donne 
pour  temoignage  de  notre  adop- 
tion:   parcc  que  la  nous  sommcs 
eutrez  au  Corps    de    Christ,    afin 
d'etre  lavez  et  nettoyez  par  son 
Sang,  et  puis  renouvellez  en  saln- 
tete  de  vie  par  son  Saint  Esprit. 
j    Nous  tenons  aussi,  bien  que  nous 
I    ne  soyions  baptisez  qu'uue    fois, 
I    que  le  profit  qui  nous  est  la  signifle 
!    s'etend  a  la  vie  et  a  la  mort,  afln 
i    que   nous    ayious    une    signature 
I    permanente,  que  Jesus-Christ  nous 
sera  toujours  justice  et  sauctifica- 
tiou.    Or  bien  que  ce  soit  un  Sa- 
crement  de  Foi  et  de  Penitence, 
neanmoins  pafce  que  Dieu  rejoit 
en  son  Eglise  les  petits  enfans  avec 
leurs  Peres,  nous  disous  que  par 
I'autorite  de  Jesus-Christ  les  petits 
enfans  engendrez  des  fidelles  doi- 
vent  etre  baptisez. 

XXXVI.— Nous  confessons  que 
la  sainte  Cene  (qui  est  le  second 
Sacrement)  nous  est  un  temoi- 
gnage de  I'union  que  nous  avons 
avec  Jesus-Christ:  d'autant  qu'il 
n'est  pas  seulement  une  fois  mort 
et  ressuscite  pour  nous,  mais 
aussi  nous  repait  et  nourrit  vrai- 
ment  de  sa  chair  et  de  sou  Sang  a 
ce  que  nous  soyious  un  avec  lui : 
et  que  sa  vie  nous  soit  commune. 
Or  bien  qu"il  soit  au  Ciel  jusques  a 
ce  qu'il  vienne  pour  juger  tout  le 
monde,  toutefois  nous  croyons  que 


Spirit,  so  as  therein  to  set  forth 
to  us  nothing  in  vain ;  neverthe- 
less we  hold  that  their  substance 
and  their  truth  are  in  Jesus  Christ;  ^ 
and  if  we  separate  them,  there 
remaineth  nothing  but  shadow  and 
vapour. 

XXXV.— We  confess  but  two 
sacraments  common  to  the  whole 
Church,  of  which  the  first,  which 
is  baptism,  is  given  to  us  in  testi- 
mony of  our  adoption,  because 
thereby  we  are  grafted  into  the 
body  of  Christ,  to  the  end  that  we 
might  be  washed  and  cleansed  by 
his  blood,  and  then  be  renewed  in 
holiness  of  life  by  his  Holy  Spirit. 
We  hold  likewise,  although  we  are 
baptized  but  once,  that  the  benefit 
thereby  signified  to  us  extends  to 
life  and  death,  to  the  end  that  we 
may  have  an  enduring  testimony 
that  Jesus  Christ  will  always  be  to 
us  righteousness  and  sanctification. 
Besides,  although  it  is  a  sacrament 
of  faith  and  of  repentance,  never- 
theless, forasmuch  as  God  doth 
receive  into  his  Church  little  chil- 
dren with  their  fathers,  we  say, 
that  by  the  authority  of  Jesus 
Christ,  little  children,  begotten  of 
the  faithful,  ouglit  to  be  baptized. 

XXXVT.— We  confess  that  the 
holy  supper  (which  is  the  second 
sacrament)  is  to  us  a  testimonial 
of  our  union  with  Jesus  Christ: 
forasmuch  as  he  not  only  once 
died  and  rose  again  for  us,  but  also 
feeds  and  nourishes  us  truly  with 
his  flesh  and  his  blood,  in  order 
that  we  may  be  one  with  him.  and 
his  life  be  common  to  us.  Now, 
although  he  is  in  heaven  until  he 
shall  come  to  judge  the  whole 
world,  nevertheless  we  believe 
that  by  the  secret  and  incompre- 


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par  la  vertu  secrete  et  incompre- 
heii?ible  de  son  Esprit,  il  nous 
nounit  et  vivifie  de  la  substance 
de  son  Corps  et  de  son  Sang. 
Nous  tenons  Men  que  cela  se  fait 
spirituellement,  non  pas  pour  raet- 
tre  au  lieu  de  I'eflFet  et  de  la  verite, 
imagination  ni  pensee :  mats  d'au- 
tant  que  ce  mystere  surmonte  en 
sa  hautesse  la  mesure  de  notre 
sens,  et  tout  ordre  de  nature. 
Bref,  parce  qu'il  est  celeste,  11  ne 
peut  etre  apprehende  que  par  Foi. 

XXXVII.— Nous  croyons  (ainsi 
qu'il  a  ete  dit)  que  tant  en  la  Cene 
qu'aii  Batcme,  Dieu  nous  donne 
reellement  et  par  effet  ce  qu'il  y 
figure.  Et  partent  nous  joignons 
avec  les  sigues  la  vraye  possession 
et  jouissance  de  ce  qui  nous  est  la 
presente.  Et  ainsi,  tons  ceux  qui 
apportent  a  la  table  sacre  de  Christ 
une  pure  foi  comme  un  vaisseau, 
re^oivent  vraiment  ce  que  les 
sigues  y  testifient:  c'est  que  le 
Corps  et  le  Sang  de  Jesus-Christ 
ne  servent  pas  moins  de  manger  et 
de  boire  a  I'ame,  que  le  Pain  et  le 
Vin  font  au  Corps. 


hensible  virtue  of  his  Spirit,  he 
nourishes  and  quickens  us  with 
the  substance  of  his  body  and  of 
his  blood.  We  do,  however,  hold 
that  this  is  done  spiritually,  nor  do 
we  admit  either  imagination  or 
opinion,  as  eifect  and  truth,  but 
forasmuch  as  this  mystery  sur- 
passes in  its  height  the  measure 
of  our  understanding  and  the 
whole  order  of  nature,  in  short, 
because  it  is  heavenly,  it  cannot 
be  apprehended  but  through  faith. 

XXXVn,  — We  believe  (as  it 
hath  been  said)  that,  as  well  in  the 
supper  as  in  the  baptism,  God 
gives  us  really  and  effectually  what 
he  therein  figures  to  us,  and  there- 
fore we  connect  with  the  symbols 
the  true  possession  and  enjoyment 
of  what  is  there  presented  to  us. 
And  thus  all  who  bring  to  the 
holy  table  of  Christ  a  pure  faith, 
as  a  vessel,  receive  truly  what  the 
sjTnbols  bear  witness  to,  that  is, 
that  the  body  and  the  blood  of 
Jesus  Christ  serve  not  less  as 
meat  and  drink  for  the  soul,  than 
the  bri^ad  and  wine  for  the  body. 


XXX^niL— Ainsi  nous  tenons 
que  I'eau  etant  un  element  cadu- 
que,  ne  laisse  pas  de  nous  testifier 
en  verite  le  lavement  interieur  de 
notre  ame  au  Sang  de  Jesus- 
Christ,  par  I'efficace  de  son  Esprit, 
et  que  le  Pain  et  le  Vin  nous  etant 
dounez  en  la  Cene  nous  servent 
vraiment  de  nourriture  spirituelle, 
d'autant  qu'iis  nous  montrent  com- 
me a  I'oeil,  la  chair  de  Jesus-Christ 
nous  etre  notre  viande,  et  son  Sang 
notre  breuvage.  Et  rejettons  les 
les  Fantastiques  et  Sacrementaires, 
qui  ne  veulent  recevoir  tels  siL'^nes 
et  marques  ;  vu  que  notre  Seign- 


XXXVIII.— Thus  we  hold  that 
w\ater,  being  a  perishable  element, 
nevertheless  sufiiceth  to  witness 
to  us  in  truth,  the  inward  vrashing 
of  our  souls  by  the  blood  of  Jesus 
Christ,  through  the  efficacy  of  his 
Spirit,  and  that  bread  and  wine, 
being  given  to  us  in  the  supper, 
truly  are  to  us  spiritual  nourish- 
ment, forasmuch  as  they  present 
to  us,  as  to  the  eye,  the  flesh  of 
Jesus  Christ  as  our  meat,  and  his 
blood  as  our  drink.  And  we  reject 
those  visionaries  and  sacrament- 
arians,  who  will  not  receive  such 
symbols  and  tokens,  seeing  that 


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CONFESSION    OF    FAITH. 


eur  Jesns  prononce,  ceci  est  mon    our  Lord  Jesus  saith,  this  is  my 
Corps,   et    cette    Coupe    est   mon    body,  and  this  cup  is  my  blood. 
Sans. 


XXXIX.  —  Nous  croyons  que 
Dieu  veut  que  le  monde  soit 
gouverne  par  Loix  et  Police,  afln 
qu'il  y  ait  quelque  brido  pour 
reprimer  lea  appetits  desordonnez 
du  monde.  Et  ainsi,  qu'il  a  ctabli 
les  Koyaumes,  Eepubliques,  et  tou- 
tes  autres  sortes  de  Principautez, 
soit  hereditaires  ou  autrement,  et 
tout  ce  qui  appartient  a  I'etat  de 
justice,  et  en  veut  etre  reconnu 
Auteur :  a  cette  cause  il  a  mis  le 
glaive  en  la  main  des  Magistrats 
pour  reprimer  les  pcchez  commis 
non  seulement  contre  la  seconde 
Table  des  Commandemens  de  Dieu, 
mais  aussi  contre  la  premiere.  II 
faut  done  a  cause  de  lui,  que  non 
seulement  on  endure  que  les  Su- 
perieurs  dominant,  mais  aussi 
qu'on  les  honore  et  prise  en  toute 
reverence,  les  tenans  pour  ses 
Lieutenans  et  Olficiers,  lesquels  il 
a  commis  poui^exercer  une  charge 
legitime  et  salute. 


XL.— Nous  tenons  done  qu'il 
faut  obeir  a  leurs  Loix  et  Statuts, 
payer  Tributs,  Impots,  et  autres 
devoirs,  et  porter  le  joug  de  sub- 
jection dune  bonne  et  franchs 
volonte,  encore  qu'ils  fussent  in- 
fideles,  moyennant  que  PEmpire 
souverain  de  Dieu  demeure  en  son 
en  tier.  Ainsi  nous  detestons  ceux 
qui  voudroient  rejetter  les  Su- 
perioritez,  mettre  commnnautc  et 
confusion  de  biens,  et  renverser 
I'ordre  de  la  justice. 


XXXIX. -We  believe  that  God 
wills  that  the  world  should  be 
governed  by  laws  and  polity,  to 
the  end  that  there  may  be  some 
curb  to  restrain  the  disorderly  ap- 
petites of  mankind,  and  therefore 
that  he  hath  estal^lished  kingdoms, 
republics,  and  all  other  kinds  of 
government,  whether  hereditary 
or  otherwise,  and  all  that  apper- 
taineth  to  justice,  and  requireth 
that  he  should  be  acknowledged 
their  author:  wherefore  he  hath 
committed  the  sword  to  the  hand 
of  the  magistrate,  to  restrain  trans- 
gressions, not  only  against  the 
second  table  of  the  commandments 
of  God,  but  also  against  the  first. 
We  must  then,  for  his  sake,  not 
only  submit  to  the  authority  of 
rulers,  but  also  honour  them  and 
hold  them  in  all  reverence,  ac-  , 
counting  them  as  his  vicegerents 
and  officers,  whom  he  hath  ap- 
pointed to  fulfil  a  legitimate  and  ; 
holy  charge.  j 

XL.— We  hold,  then,  that  we 
must  obey  their  lav/s  and  statutes, 
pay  tribute,  imposts  and  other 
duties,  and  bear  the  yoke  of  sub- 
jection freely  and  cheerfully,  al- 
though they  should  be  unbelievers, 
provided  the  sovereign  empire  of 
God  remain  entire  :  wherefore  we 
detest  those  who  would  reject  all 
authority,  establish  a  community 
and  a  confusion  of  goods,  and 
overturn  the  order  of  justice. 


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